Now you can download issue #41 of Carbusters as a pdf, amongst other things this issue contains a greenwashing special, two articles on carfree families and a critical look at densification.
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Don’t have a car of your own, yet want to enjoy the incredible sensation of drive-in theatres? Well, those lucky enough to live in Berlin had the chance last March to visit the free “art” exhibit entitled “Auto Kino”, which offered the chance to go to an indoor USA-in-the-60’s style drive-in movie theatre, and sit [...]
In the last article (Carbusters #40), we considered the public transport improvements that are necessary to support large-scale carfree conversions. Those changes will be time-consuming and costly. Here we turn to the need for better cycling and walking.
It is not enough simply to remove cars and trucks from the street. Fortunately, the necessary changes are [...]
About 4,000 bikers took part in Munich’s first Bike Night – an approximately four kilometre long bike tour around the city centre along prominent roads and boulevards. It was the kick-off event for Munich’s ambitious bike campaign: Munich wants to become the “bike capital“ of Europe. For about two hours, the roads and the city [...]
Last year, government officials from Guanzhu, China had to face a rise of suicides on a particular bridge in the city. They were of course not preoccupied with this social issue, but rather with the traffic jams created by the disturbance. According to government spokesman Shiu Liang, they tried everything: “We tried employing guards at [...]
Vancouver has, over and over again, been dubbed the world’s most livable city and, according to Silas Archambault, it is definitely one the best North American cities from a carfree perspective. But even in such a place there are many things to do to cure auto dependence, especially by making shorter out of town weekend [...]
Margrethe Sagevik works as Senior Adviser on Sustainable Development for the International Union of Railways (UIC). Carbusters called her up to talk about the “Train to Copenhagen” campaign, the world of sustainable transport after COP15 and the future of the rail business.
Could you tell us a little about UIC and your position there?
UIC is the [...]
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