NL: Car parks, Mall Alert 1.7.2008 Car Parks? The Netherlands needs some five million more car parking spaces between now and 2020, according to Christian...
Hi, I am in touch with a cycle activist in Bogota who wants to know about businesses which have been particularly successful in promoting bike commuting. He...
(English version below) Prezados A nova CICLOFAIXA de Florianópolis está agitando a cidade. Muito interessante o que estamos observando: 1 - Muitas pessoas...
Here quickly is my Euro-American daily cyclist take on the several issues that are going discussed here under this heading: Bike boxes (by any name): ....
Eric, thanks a million for putting this arguments in order. we are dealing now in Barcelona with a strange measure designed by the consistory, they are putting...
... now in ... dedicated ... isn't it? ... Esther I suggest you analyse Barcelona's or Spain's crash and casualty statistics. In Britain, motorcyclists kill or...
Thank you very much Stephen, I was already searching for accidentality data, but i dont know if they are sufficient to make the comparison you show about...
Esther The argument that motorcycles reduce congestion is not persuasive either. The amount of congestion that a motorcycle causes vis a vis that caused by a...
Here is an email announcing an exchange of information and views on the role of the city in making public bicycles work that may interest some of you here. If...
Friends and Associates ..... In about 20 days I begin a sponsored journey (two Crown agencies, plus a significant land developer) to New Zealand. New Zealand...
Hi Eric, The role of a city - of a municipal government - is to: * Ensure that its citizens and guests can live a full, carfree life by choice and thus also...
1. There was an error in Carfree News -- Peter de Fazio was described as a Republican though he was shown as (D-Ore) where D means Democrat, which is in fact...
Maybe you should go to Denmark instead. According to this survey, Denmark is the happiest country on Earth and New Zealand is just barely ahead of the USA. ...
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I agree with the need for simplicity in these types of statements and agree with the following but in the spirit of fine tuning, in my view, there is a need to...
Walking maps A strong case can be made for producing walking maps, that is, maps specifically for pedestrians. These include economic, environmental, health, ...
Thank you for your comments. I'm glad to inform you that we have been able to attract the attention of the administration. this is good, but i'm not sure if...
Our friend Markus Heller of www.autofrei-wohnen. de and www.worldcarfree.net has asked me a great question that I would like to share with you. We would like...
An hour-long talk given in Vancouver on May 15, 2008 (for Univ of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, Translink, and the Vancouver Area Cycling ...
It is being claimed in some security circles that parked bicycles can be a danger in public places, because they can be made into bombs. And thus should be...
Thanks to Caroline Samponaro of Transportation Alternatives in New York for this heads-up. Eric Britton IMMEDIATE RELEASE RELEASE # 08-020 Wednesday, July 9,...
Again kind thanks to Caroline Samponaro for this heads up from the Times: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/09/city-will-explore-bike-sharing- program/...
This monthly e-newsletter, "Parks, Greenways, Trails, Great Places to Walk, Bike and Read" is a way of sharing information with over 1,000 friends from around...
We are reading some weird numbers in terms of Velib performance thus far, so let me share the latest direct from the system ops office. I will not duplicate...
Kind thanks to Andy Offenbacher for the good heads-up. Eric Britton Study: As gas prices go up, auto deaths drop By JOAN LOWY, Associated Press Fri Jul 11,...
I think that those who ban bike parking because of the potential for them being used as bombs are hypocrites as long as car parking is not banned for similar ...
Thanks to Steven Erlanger for the heads-up on this well written and balanced article that appeared in the New York Times today. As good as the best what we...
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