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 [...]
We do not all share the same dreams, and Chris Lentz’s dream definitely differs from that of Carbusters. This native of Michigan, US wanted to give more power to his 2005 Ford F-150, and found a way to accomplish it: he bought an old Czechoslovakian Motorlet M-701 turbojet on eBay for US$12,000 and attached it [...]
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