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Help me with my job (at least i'm upfront about it, right?) - is your city/town/area developing any interesting car-free initiatives?

Posted by Andie (aka Andie) Jan 11 '10, 12:10

bike share programs, pedestrian malls, less parking space per unit zoning changes, increased budgets for public transport, etc etc.

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it's not car-free but Santa Clara University is getting zipcars -- nm - ceregon Jan 11, 12:43
More money for bike trails, some dedicated bike lanes being built into existing roadways (not much though), dedicated bus lanes being built. - Name Withheld By Request Jan 11, 12:24
Portland, OR has another MAX extension or two in the works -- (link) - znufrii Jan 11, 12:22 5
- thanks - there's tons of stuff on Portland -- nm - Andie Jan 11, 12:23
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  - yes. - znufrii Jan 11, 12:24 2
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      - of course. -- nm - znufrii Jan 11, 12:28
Haven't I heard RC talk about things likethat in Portland? -- nm - MojaveMeg Jan 11, 12:21 2
- zipcar (they have it in LA but only at USC/UCLA for students) - fatsquatch Jan 11, 12:22 1
  - we have zipcar and autoshare here, i guess i should mention that. - Andie Jan 11, 12:24
there are some car-free villages in switzerland (zermatt, m�rren,..). other stuff not much - marcel Jan 11, 12:21 1
- thanks -- nm - Andie Jan 11, 12:23
No. Our city is so spread out that it's not feasible. - JaxSean Jan 11, 12:16 2
- maybe you'd get around faster if you knew parkour. -- nm - Max Jan 11, 12:17
- oh, but we do have a monorail in downtown Jax. It's a joke. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 11, 12:17
there are rentable bikes nearby, but I think that's intended for tourists, and I've never seen them used in 2 years. -- nm - Max Jan 11, 12:15
Chicago's always had a number. Lots of bike lanes and bike paths. Also bike parking downtown with access to showers to change into work clothes. - pmb Jan 11, 12:14 1
- the showers thing is good. -- nm - Andie Jan 11, 12:16
Dublin has a thing where you hop ona bike for a euro, travel around on it all day, and you leave it back at one of many drop off points. - Loyola Jan 11, 12:12 1
- thx. -- nm - Andie Jan 11, 12:16
I think the Beltline might qualify. -- (link) - Dano Jan 11, 12:12 2
- oooh, shiny! -- nm - znufrii Jan 11, 12:20
- yes, it does. thx -- nm - Andie Jan 11, 12:16
Not that I know of. Public transport in the 'burbs in near non-existant IMO -- nm - oblique Jan 11, 12:11 1
- people are trying to change that - google Quarry Valley California -- nm - Andie Jan 11, 12:13
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- they've expanded the summer weekend street closing into the other boroughs as well, this past summer -- nm - znufrii Jan 11, 12:14
- noted. thanks. -- nm - Andie Jan 11, 12:14
Los Angeles? - fatsquatch Jan 11, 12:11 2
- oh, i have an article for you to read - it's from Time, 1973. - Andie Jan 11, 12:15 1
  - hee hee. and C and Q and X will disappear from our alphabet! -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 11, 12:17

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