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  Car Free Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carfree Day is organized by local government and held in Iceland's capital city.
United Nations contacts The Commons and proposed a joint world level project: the United Nations Carfree Days Programme, to be organized as a run-up to the Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development, demonstrating that this approach is one that can make a difference.
Canadian Carfree Day Network etablished, and is active in a growing number of cities, including Toronto, Ottawa, Winnipeg and Montreal.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Car_Free_Day   (1832 words)

  
 CONK! Encyclopedia: List_of_carfree_places   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
This is a list of noteworthy carfree areas.
For example, Freiburg's carfree district is included because it is of significant size even for Germany; Leipzig's is not since it is merely average and is a small part of the city.
Carfree resort development of the 1980s, only accessible by ferry.
www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=List_of_carfree_places   (1788 words)

  
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 Gmane -- Mail To News And Back Again
The list is at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_carfree_places This replaces the list at carfree.com.
There are thousands of carfree places around the world, so to be included, a place should either be unusual for its country or region, or make up a sizable fraction of a city, town, or island.
The purpose of this is not to list carfree areas, but to give representative examples of different types, so please do not add examples here unless they are illustrative of some concept or region.
article.gmane.org /gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/7575   (420 words)

  
 Wengen, Switzerland . Eiger . Lauberhorn . Mürren . Auto-free zone . Gimmelwald . 1890s
It is the easternmost peak of a ridge crest that extends to the Mönch 4,099 m and across the Jungfraujoch to the Jungfrau 4,158 m.
Carfree day List of carfree places Living street pedestrian street Jan Gehl...
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www.uk.fraquisanto.net /Wengen,_Switzerland   (433 words)

  
 People Places Case Studies: lists or case studies about people-oriented urban spaces
These are examples, lists, links to case studies, and personal accounts of places that have characteristics of people-oriented places.
I include places that have at least tried to make places more people-friendly or are pursuing policies that integrate multi-modal transit and mixed use developments into planning.
This list is presented by Project for Public Spaces, a group that works to create and sustain public places that build communities.
www.december.com /places/people/cases.html   (1031 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - List of carfree places
Several areas of the city have carfree sections, the largest being seven blocks long with side streets.
The area is the commercial and civic center of the city and includes the plaza adjacent to the gorgeous Theatro Nacional.
While the souk is carfree, the old areas nearby have motorbikes.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/List_of_carfree_places   (2140 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: List of carfree places
Flag of Salzburg Salzburg (population 145,000 in 2003) is a city in western Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg (population 520,000 in 2003).
View of Vauban Vauban is a new carfree neighborhood of 5000 inhabitants and 600 jobs 4km to the south of the town center in Freiburg, Germany.
There are a number of places called Santarém: Santarém, Brazil Santarém, Portugal This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-carfree-places   (6830 words)

  
 Carfree Times: March 2001
Events are now listed on their own page.
This follows in the wake of the very ambitious first carfree day on 24 February 2000, during which 98% of the city’s activities functioned normally and 87% of the citizens approved of the carfree day.
Hybrid cars and trucks have a place in the future of rural life, where sparse settlement makes mass transit impractical and long trips with heavy loads are often required.
www.carfree.com /cft/i018.html   (4843 words)

  
 SDSU (San Diego State University) area Carfree Club - cfu/Members/colin/carfreeclub/   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
It relates to the Carfree City, USA's strategy of documenting the market of people who wish to live in carfree cities in the US.
The solution is to build places in which people cannot and would not consider using a car.
Planning of the development should include student representatives (especially carfree students) who provide input on what stores there should be in the development as well as other features.
carfreeuniverse.org /Members/colin/carfreeclub   (907 words)

  
 the ALLDERBLOB » What We Mean When We Say Car Free   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Perhaps there are no carfree places, insofar as we (in the modern world) all live in “auto-space” (as the authors of Ecology of the Automobile call modern society).
Place in the modern world carries with it invisible baggage: the hegemony of the automobile.
The carfree place serves to do work: it makes us rethink what is necessary for a place to be modern.
allderdice.ca /?page_id=9   (9170 words)

  
 cape town car rentals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Small carfree district at the center RiverPlace, Portland, Oregon Pedestrian promenade about 1/2 mile (800 m) long (the only large carfree area); pedestrian alleys connect other buildings to the promenade; the site is 73 acres (29.
The main square of Siena, Italy This is a list of noteworthy carfree areas.
Carfree resort community accessible only by boat; only golf carts are allowed on the island Minneapolis, Minnesota skyway 5 miles (8 km) of enclosed overhead passageways 1,500 residences, 4,000 hotel rooms, 200 million square feet (19 km²) of office space, and 2.8 Italy 1.css"; /**/ Wikimedia needs your help in its US$200,000 fund drive.
www.document-sugery.co.uk /cape-town-car-rentals.aspx   (5841 words)

  
 Carfree Cities: Existing Carfree Places
Carfree Alpine resort with prototype "Utility Area" at the entrance; slow electric taxis and freight vehicles used, although these are sometimes driven too aggressively
The streets are so narrow that cars can't park on most of them, so the city has the look of a carfree city, but because of the highly irresponsible way that drivers rocket through the narrow streets, it certainly doesn't feel like a carfree city.
While the souk is carfree, the old areas nearby are not.
www.carfree.com /carfree_places_old.html   (1872 words)

  
 Car Busters - Magazine Issue 21 - Sections   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Perhaps the official carfree days seem inadequate to velorutionary Europeans, but here in the States it would be progress if the annual official celebrations were even mentioned in the press.
The carfree movement needs to recognise that transportation reform in America faces an uphill battle in the current political environment.
Lastly, Jan Scheurer's survey of carfree residential developments in Europe can be found at www.istp.murdoch.edu.au.
www.carbusters.ecn.cz /toASCII/magazine/sections.php?issue=21   (1345 words)

  
 More World-Wide Sustainability Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
While such a listing is inevitably idiosyncratic and personal, and incomplete, for those who care it should be a source of not only help but of a certain, measured, hopefulness.
Carfree Universe (USA) - focus of this site is not so much on accomplishing carfreeness (though that is a desired end), but on helping those who are choosing to live without a car have as many opportunities and options as possible.
International Organization for Migration (Swizerland) As the leading international organization for migration, IOM acts with its partners in the international community to: Assist in meeting the growing operational challenges of migration management, Advance understanding of migration issues, Encourage social and economic development through migration, and Uphold the human dignity and well-being of migrants.
www.earthcfd.org /general/resources.htm   (14721 words)

  
 Transportation for a Livable City - Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Project for Public Spaces is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating and sustaining public places that build communities.
Carfree.com explores carfree cities past, present, and future, and provides practical solutions to the problems of urban automobile use.
Center for Livable Communities helps local governments and community leaders be proactive in their land use and transportation planning, and adopt programs and policies that lead to more livable and resource-efficient land use patterns.
www.livablecity.org /resources.html   (986 words)

  
 Europe Germany Juist - Cool Tourism Information
catalogue listing travel tours in Germany and Europe is available on request.
On most islands and in many places on the mainland tourism is the dominant...
Most of them are located in Germany, where the islands af Slyt and Juist have...
www.cooltravelinfo.com /info/europe/germany/juist/index.php   (262 words)

  
 UrbanPlanet.org > Overnight Onstreet Parking
Mar 2 2005, 10:28 AM I am currently working on a proposal in the Elmwood/Southside neighborhoods regarding the topic of overnight onstreet parking in Providence, and I am very interested in getting all your feedback on this highly contentious (at least in Providence!) issue.
As it is, I see broken glass on just about every street from break-ins on the east side but if college kids, or anyone else, leave their cars for days-weeks at a time I have a hunch that the number incidents of this will increase.
Mar 2 2005, 08:34 PM Good points, but I think each and every one of these problems is effectively addressed in other places, particularly Cambridge and Somerville, MA, which interestingly, taken together, almost exactly matches the population, density, and institutional areas (ie.
www.urbanplanet.org /forums/lofiversion/index.php/t9174.html   (3432 words)

  
 Random Intent
Maybe the only place this collection of thoughts doesn't seem random is in my head.
Especially if I was on the short list of candidates for nomination.
Now I admit that administration is very low on my list, but I also recognize that it's essential.
lmnop.typepad.com /ri   (2812 words)

  
 Car Free
An e-mail discussion list which explores issues related to eliminating or reducing one's reliance on automotive transport.
Describes goals and benefits, offers a survey form regarding location and design, and includes a guide with links to other carfree places around the world.
A mailing list for people in Maryland, DC and Virginia who are or want to be car-free.
www.canadiancontent.net /dir/Top/Society/Lifestyle_Choices/Car_Free   (372 words)

  
 carfree projects & vacation destinations in Germany & world wide | autofrei wohnen
These lists are incomplete, further details and new carfree places can be integrated gladly.
In any case, the list may be helpful to give you ideas of keywords to start "googling" for further information.
Conference in the Carfree Quarter Gartensiedlung Weißenburg in D-Muenster.
www.autofrei-wohnen.de /projects.html   (1373 words)

  
 Shop Fresh:Category Top/Shopping/Vehicles/Autos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Converting a street or an area to car-free use is called pedestrianization.
Some examples of different types of carfree areas are: A large number, perhaps the majority, of European towns and cities have made part of their historic centers carfree since the early 1960's.
Though its canals are filled with motorized boats of all sizes which offer many of the inconveniences (and conveniences) of automobiles, the number of boats is appreciably smaller than the number of cars, trucks, and buses that would be typical of other wealthy cities based on motorized road transport.
www.shop-fresh.net /Category334.html   (660 words)

  
 Velorution - Dismantling the car economy, celebrating bicycle culture
The researchers studied people employed in what must be one of most hellish jobs in the West: motorway tollgate workers.
The NY Times reports: "City Councilman David Yassky is introducing 'a very ambitious' bill that would require all city building owners to provide a place to park your bike indoor, if you cycle to work in New York.
But his main current concern is that the City itself is ignoring a 1991 agreement to let employees who bike to work park their bikes inside the 52 Manhattan buildings owned and managed by the City.
velorution.blogspot.com /2003_05_01_velorution_archive.html   (1685 words)

  
 World-Wide Sustainability Resources Inventory - The Commons/Kyoto World Cities
GIVE -Globally Integrated Village Environment - aims to understand and participate in the creation of an augmented human habitat that is characterized by smaller and more sustainable settlements, embedded in their landscapes and in informational /telematic networks of support.
The investigatorium is a place, where an investigatorius maintains a process of sharing and discussion into the further exploration of a subject.
Livable Places (USA) Livable Places is a nonprofit development and public policy organization working to make the Los Angeles region more livable and environmentally sustainable.
www.ecoplan.org /kyoto/challenge/resources.htm   (15835 words)

  
 List of carfree places - Enpsychlopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
New carfree district (http://www.forum-vauban.de/index-en.shtml) converted from a military base; car parking at edge
Restored town in Nagano prefecture; the main streets through the historic part of town are closed to traffic (except for deliveries) from 10 am to 5 pm.
Old medina is carfree except for Kasbah area
www.grohol.com /psypsych/List_of_carfree_areas   (2171 words)

  
 Science Fresh : Article 'Paolo Soleri'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
This is regarded as a sign that a company has achieved humanitarian, social or environmental aims while being successful at the commercial elements of branding.
Asia Japan According to one reporter, most towns have covered (i.e., carfree) streets.
Matheran, India (http://www.mouthshut.com/readreview/28118-1.html) Entire town 5000 Carfree hill town Zhouzhuang, one of a number of small carfree towns (Xitang, Tong Li, possibly Wu Zhen) in the "water district" of Shanghai Area right along the river 2000 in the town Old carfree waterfront town that resembles Venice in some ways, including heavy tourist traffic.
www.sci-fresh.net /DisplayArticle69702.html   (1514 words)

  
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The existing approach, an open air sports club, is better for a place with air to open to.
At present construction can be made to match practically any requirement for sound insulation.
www.urban-ways.co.uk /lp_front_page.htm   (648 words)

  
 Bike Paths of Massachusetts: A Guide to Rail-Trails and Other Car-Free Places   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
One of the great charms of Massachusetts is the abundance of bike paths that were put in during the 1970s and 1980s.
When you pass on the left, you need to make an audible sound to alert the person ahead.
Also, these are not places for fast bike riding or in-line skating.
www.science9.com /Bike_Paths_of_Massachusetts_A_Guide_to_RailTrails_and_Other_CarFree_Places_0962799068.html   (604 words)

  
 Messenger Mailing List -- [messengers] carfree existence...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
crawford runs a fantastic site, carfree cities, and puts out a
concerning things like fantastic carfree days in columbia, and the
households in northern europe (50% in many places!) and things like
www.dccourier.com /messengers/messengerarchives2001/msg00073.html   (127 words)

  
 Arthur's List of Interesting Places
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Most of the programs listed here are free of charge and for use under DOS/Windows.
Innovative Transportation Technologies list from the University of Washington
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