The small community of Vauban, on the outskirts of the South-Eastern German town Freiburg is a good example of how citizen participation can play a vital part in a city’s effort to reduce its ecological footprint. With the aid of car-sharing programmes, parking policies and good bike and public transport infrastructure the city of Freiburg [...]
The number of cup holders used to be one of the most important aspects for Americans when buying a new car. This particularity is probably connected to the fast-food culture and the culture of consuming as much as possible. According to a consumer survey by Pricewaterhouse Coopers, the consumption of fuel has become a more [...]
Now you can download issue #39 of Carbusters as a pdf, amongst others this issue contains an article on Auto*Mat, a China special, an article on Critical Mass and a celebration of carfree cartoons. Don’t miss that you can download our whole back archive – all issues prior to #40 – in the footer here [...]
As I pedal to work every day – a middle-aged woman on a red girl’s bike – I’m so busy watching for turning cars and shattered glass that I rarely pause to wonder if I am, at that moment, part of a cultural revolution. Jeff Mapes would say that I am.
In the first article (Carbusters #38), we considered the basic principles of carfree conversion that were established in the Lyon Protocol. In Carbusters #39 we looked at the need for a phased conversion in existing cities. We also considered measures to reduce car traffic almost immediately.
In this article we look at the need for [...]
World Carfree Network in Prague celebrated WCD twice this year. First during Prague Bike Ride on September 20, organised by our network’s member organisation Auto*Mat. The bike ride was complemented by a street festival and was the biggest in Czech history (5,000 participants) with the longest route ever (13,5km). WCN and Carbusters were presented by [...]
With collapsing urban transportation systems and an out-of-control oil spill (not to mention a stubborn 10% unemployment rate) recently battering President Barack Obama, to what degree is he leading a paradigm shift in transportation policy?
Follow the Money…
On February 1, president Obama unveiled his Fiscal Year 2011 US$3.8 trillion budget. Sustainable transportation activists saw some reason to celebrate: out of US$6.7 [...]
It wasn’t long ago that Boston was labelled the worst city for bicycling in the United States. This was during a time that Boston’s advocacy groups fought separately, with limited success, to improve conditions for their individual modes: walking, cycling, handicap access, transit, trains, and cars. Boston-area advocates for transportation, public health, city planning, smart [...]
Welcome to the future! Born in Holland, the country of bicycles and tulips, this is the hottest gadget on the market for parents. The Taga, classed as a “multifunctional urban vehicle”, has been designed to suit the demands of modern parents for a healthy and green lifestyle. The enticing urban vehicle is eye candy for [...]
To explore the future and its limitless possible outcomes is a very challenging exercise. However difficult, it is the main aim of John Urry’s and Kingsley Dennis’ new book After the Car (Polity Press, 2009), which draws many interesting paths of what may be different shapes of the future. After reading the book, the Carbusters [...]
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