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Forum: Living Car Free

Did you give up your car for good? Is your bike and public transportation the only way you travel from point A to point B? If your only mode of transportation is your bike, discuss your car-free lifestyle here.

  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: List of bike co-ops, collectives and bike kitchens

    Let's start a listing of any bike co-ops, collectives and bike kitchens. Please write about any that are in your area. Include additional information that you know, such as services, membership, costs, hours, philosophy, etc. Links to websites are also a good idea. And please feel free to update or...

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    11-17-09 06:58 AM

  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Bike checks

    Always wondered why this forum didn't have a stickied bike check thread, like most others. It'd be nice to see everyone's different bikes. I'm expecting a lot of commuter bikes, but maybe some surprises too, eh? Would a mod please sticky this, if people are agreeable?

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    11-10-09 09:54 AM

  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: How simply do you live?

    This topic came up in the 'lurkers' thread, and so I'm making it into its own topic. I have always (well, ever since I wasn't a teenager anymore) liked simple living. I always strive to reduce the number of things I own. Currently I think that apart from a few pieces of furniture (mattress,...

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    11-08-09 09:30 PM

  4. Sticky Thread Sticky: Poll: Living Car Free/Car Lite Introductions

    I'm curious how long those of us here have been car light or car free. Have your views changed in that time?

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    10-29-09 01:07 PM

  5. Sticky Thread Sticky: The car-free teenager thread

    Really starting to think about skipping the car. I will be getting my license next year but I am unsure about giving into the car. I have been thinking it is just not favorable for me to own a car. Gas is going up and it will be expensive to insure me being a teenager. Currently, everything I would...

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    10-26-09 12:44 AM

  1. Why live car-free?

    I'm curious as to why (and where) people live car-free or commute by bike. We're surrounded by a car-based culture. In almost all circumstances, cars are put first: there are more parking spaces than bike racks, more advertising for cars than bikes, cars get more space on the road than bikes,...

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    11-21-09 10:50 AM

  2. do you ride when you don't feel well?

    was going great guns on my move towards car free living when I came down with a really nasty cough/cold combo and the last thing I could imagine was stomping on the pedals for the 5 mile trip to the dentist yesterday morning. I got in the car and wondered what would I do if I didn't have a car to...

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    11-21-09 02:38 AM

  3. How to be happy with just one bike?

    Thought I'd ask this question in Living Car Free, since many here understand the ideas of simple living. I often find that my desire to live simply competes with my desire to acquire more bikes. I realize it is more of a 'want' issue than a 'need' issue, but it's hard to get over that hurdle. ...

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    11-20-09 04:30 PM

  4. Relocation to Santa Rosa - time to go car free ?

    The company I'm working for is pulling resources back to Santa Rosa to help it ride out the recession. If I participate in this, it means relocating from Scotland to sunny California, so I'm thinking it would be a great time for a lifestyle change and to sell and not replace my 9 year old car....

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    11-19-09 07:40 PM

  5. what do you do for a living?

    What do you do for a living and how does not having a car (or using it seldomly) affect what you do for a living ?

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    11-19-09 04:58 PM

  6. Research project - Help Needed!

    Hi everyone, I am a student from Copenhagen Business School (Denmark) and I am doing a research project for my User-Driven Innovation class. On behalf of my research group I turn to you for some help. It would be very well appreciated and it would take you only few minutes. Here is the problem...

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    11-19-09 12:57 PM

  7. Doggy Bags (or, What bags do you use to carry your small/medium-sized dog?)

    I just got a beautiful mutt (beagle/lab/terrier/chihuahua and probably much more). She's a little under 20 pounds. I'm looking for a good bag to use to carry her short distances on my bike. I've put her in my BaileyWorks messenger bag a couple of times, but she was awfully squirmy and I'm not...

    Posted By vena_cava
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    11-19-09 10:18 AM

  8. Hauling PA equipment - I need ideas!

    I've been doing the occasional live sound gig, perhaps a few times a year for the last three or four years. I've been able to get more work, and have 2 jobs tentatively booked for next year. However, I don't drive, and begging rides from friends or my wife isn't a viable option if I get a lot more...

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    11-18-09 10:19 AM

  9. Texting/calling when cycling?

    The other day when i biked to the store I yelled to get the attention of a girl who was texting over her handle bars. She almost drifted into oncoming traffic and it could've been ugly. I'm sad to say it's not the first time i see people texting/talking when on their bicycle. I either don't...

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    11-17-09 07:41 PM

  10. Cargo Solution

    check out www.electricbicycletrailer.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah0MAJKhSao http://home.comcast.net/~dmeyers2/E-trailer_009.jpg

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    11-17-09 07:23 PM

  11. So, what else did you do for the environment this week?

    Let's see how many of you practise what you preach... And I am talking about practically, not attending meetings or pontificating.

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    11-16-09 08:41 PM

  12. Living car free in rural Maine

    Coming this November I will have been living car free for two years, and my wife is already well past the 1 year mark. The catch is, we live in a small town in Maine where the nearest mass transit is 60 miles away, and where the winters can be fairly brutal (see below). Riding home in a...

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    11-16-09 12:24 PM

  13. Miss Earth 2009 Photo

    Read the sign all the way to the right. This is at the Miss Earth 2009 contest in Manila Philippines. http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01516/earth14_1516291i.jpg http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01516/earth14_1516291i.jpg It is on this...

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    11-15-09 11:40 AM

  14. Corporate Freedom

    I figure this is a good place to point me in the right direction. I am trying to get the corporate crap out of my life and only support local businesses and such. But at the same time I am trying to go green and switch to organic. Can some people give me some pointers on this? I am already...

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    11-15-09 01:33 AM

  15. Bike Sharing Systems ... thoughts?

    Hey guys! What are the thoughts on bike sharing systems? I've been working on a bike sharing system for the University of Maryland for the past two years. It's a pretty large challenge to get non-bikers to get over the mental obstacle of traveling with only two wheels, but once you convince...

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    11-14-09 10:42 PM

  16. Want to Get Public Bike Sharing in Your Town or City?

    Do you like the green / health benefits of cycling, but are concerned about the safety of biking in your city? Would you like to see your city made more safe and convenient for cycling? If you care about bicycles and the urban landscape (and we hope most of you do!), then be sure to JOIN US today...

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    11-12-09 11:21 PM

  17. Just joined the ranks.

    I moved to the Detroit area last weekend and away from my car. The Michigan winters have me scared. I have no job yet, so buying the little things that help most people commute in the winter is out of the question. Right now, I'm looking at 6 to 7 miles one way to school, 3 miles to the library,...

    Posted By UnsafeAlpine
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    11-12-09 07:43 PM

  18. recession equals living car free

    does anybody on this forum live car free out of economic neccessity? personally i can't afford a car and so to alot of my co-workers at the local supermarket where i work. we only make around 10 dollars an hour and find it impossible to afford a car on those kind of wages. i was wondering if...

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    11-08-09 11:29 AM

  19. Ciclovia: stop the cars in Los Angeles

    I've heard of several European and South American cities closing parts of their cities to car traffic on Sunday. But would it work in Los Angeles? Would it work in your town? http://www.latimes.com/theguide/events-and-festivals/la-et-guidefeature5-2009nov05,0,730238.story

    Posted By gerv
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    11-07-09 03:13 PM

  20. For The Independent Cyclist: A Website To Show You the Path To Independence

    http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-recover-an-old-bicycle-seat/ Or Add Leather Covering: http://www.instructables.com/id/Cover-your-worn-bicycle-saddle-with-real-leather/ Here is an good example of a Website to assist people to live more independently from the grid. I selected this...

    Posted By folder fanatic
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    11-06-09 06:39 PM
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