Hi, This from Nina Renshaw, T&E - The European Federation for Transport and Environment, www.transportenvironment.org <http://www.transportenvironment.org> "An...
Radiohead say they will not play at Glastonbury this summer because poor public transport to the festival has a negative impact on the environment... Full...
The second international UITP conference on public transport and sustainable development will take place in the Autumn of 2008 in Milan. The sessions will be...
Hi, Many of us know about the Xtracycle cargo bike contraption - and things modelled after it. The links to the new cool Xtracycle-related thing follow but...
Todd, ... I often wondered about these big festivals... I have worked as a volunteer security officer at the Leeds Festival in the past (the money I would have...
Contents: QUOTATION OF THE MONTH SPEAK UP! IN THE NEWS WORLD CARFREE NETWORK ANNOUNCEMENTS -CARBUSTERS #34 TO CELEBRATE 10 YEARS -WCN MEDIA WORKING GROUP ...
From: http://tu-dresden.de/die_tu_dresden/fakultaeten/vkw/ivs/meetbike MeetBike - European Conference on Bicycle Transport and Networking The two-day MeetBike...
For the past couple of years Carfree UK has been struggling to get the concept of carfree development taken seriously in this country. In a few days time, the...
There are many special events I specifically avoid because of the disruption they cause. Trouble is sometimes one doesn't know about them until they hit one. ...
Here with (apologies for self-promotion since I wrote it) is a short piece that a friend (from of all places Bloomington Minnesota, which is where we always...
"With over a third of the world's cranes hard at work building artificial islands, an underwater hotel, and the world's tallest building, biggest mall and most...
Thanks a lot for the references, Nina. There is this recent study in Barcelona Metropolitan Area about the health benefits of reducing air pollution. I think...
London’s ambition to hold the first car-free Olympics in 2012 is being undermined by the International Olympic Committee’s demand for more than 3,000...
Transport tickets should show carbon footprint, says report Ian Sample, science correspondent UK Guardian 5.3.2008 Plane and train tickets should reveal the...
Okay I agree, it’s not exactly about city bikes, but it is about social and city transformation through bikes, public spaces and choices made by large ...
European Cyclists' Federation 06.03.2008 Will Lithuania be the first country in the world to have obligatory helmets and reflection vests for cyclists?* * ...
Hi again, Velo Mondial Executive Director and World Carfree Network Advisory Board member J.W. van den Noort asked for me to pass along the following very ...
Colombia has obligatory helmets all day (every day) and obligatory reflection vest from 6pm to 6am. If you don't have them and you're caught, your bicycle is...
Do city bikes reduce cars in cities? Our colleague Sebastian BĂĽhrmann writes on Wednesday 5 March: Can anyone help with data regarding the following two...
Todd, The idea of tickets for common-carrier trips is basically good, but: 1. The trip's footprint should be determined and taxed by government, anyway, as...
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Todd, The car-free component of this plan needs more detail. But from what I can tell, the personal rapid transit (PRT) will travel within 200 metres of all ...
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Thanks to Bernie Hanning of OYBike for the heads-up. Hi Eric I do not know whether you have come across this web site it is of importance from the company that...
While I have been to very few cities on the list, I find it impossible to believe that 4 of the top 11 most cycle friendly cities are in the USA! And not one...
Kio okazis pri MĂĽnster, Groningen, Appeldom, Utrecht, Houten, MunÄĄeno, Odense...? Amike vin salutas #Đ„Đ# Mehdi Martin Strid Teknika Sekcio (Sted) Laboreje:...
Not hard to believe. Our wide, empty streets in Berkeley are labeled "bike boulevards". Would that planners in Shanghai had left in such modern conveniences,...
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Interview from Wednesday 12 March on KBOO-FM (radio) in Portland with Elly Blue and Meghan Sinnott****, is online: <http://www.kboo.fm/node/6282> Conference...
