Monthly Archives: January 2011
Blog
Facebook Contest: Save Cycling in Toronto
A campaign to combat Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s stance on cycling in the city.
At the end of July 2011, the North American Epic (NAE), will roll into Toronto. We’d like to use this transcontinental bike ride as an opportunity to send a message to our Mayor about his controversial stance [...]
Blog
Briefly Noted: Half a Life
When he was 18, Darin Strauss collided with a high school classmate. He was driving a car; she was riding a bicycle. She died. Written twenty years later, this accident memoir retraces the guilt, shame, confusion and social awkwardness Strauss felt right after the event and for years afterwards. Though all the witnesses said she [...]
Letters
World Carfree Day in Manila
World Carfree Network,
Hello! A good day to all of you!
I am Cheloy V. Garafil, a lawyer from the Philippines. I live in a city that’s one of the most polluted in the world – Manila. As a mother to three children, I am very concerned about the quality of the environment we all live in. [...]
Feature Article
Snow Vs. Bike
Hi Carbusters,
Here’s a picture from Berlin, last week. You can see how the snow covered the bike, not the car…
Or how the car gets always priority… also when there’s snow, people have to drive everywhere.
And the bike (user) is ignored, as many cycle lanes are covered with snow and often don’t get [...]
Book Review
Seven Rules for Sustainable Communities: Design Strategies for the Post-Carbon World
How can North American cities be designed to reduce carbon emissions? The answer, according to architecture professor Patrick Condon, lies in the past, 1880 to 1945 to be specific. That’s when multiple North American cities were designed as streetcar cities that were “walkable, transit accessible, and virtually pollution-free while still [...]
