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Carfree Cities - the web site that goes with the book. Carfree Cities proposes a delightful solution to the vexing problem of urban automobiles. Carfree Cities discussion group (maintained by J.H. Crawford at Yahoo!) Author J.H. Crawford's home page, with links to carfree cities, energy, and peace initiatives. World Carfree Network , the hub of the global carfree movement. Car Busters Magazine helps to unite, build, and maintain the international car-free movement, and to inform, motivate, publicize and empower all groups and individuals fighting against the car's dominance and destructiveness. Intbau international network for traditional building arts and urbanism. The New Colonist explores environmental and lifestyle issues for dedicated city lovers, urban activists, and refugees from sprawl development. Includes feature articles, essays, interactive surveys, and city guides, written with an emphasis on community life and sustainability. International Making Cities Livable seeks to strengthen community by creating viable public places for social life in our cities will reduce anonymity, and increase grassroots democracy by returning to compact, mixed use cities based on walking, cycling, and public transport. Detour Publications is a non-profit, on-line bookstore offering many titles on sustainable passenger and freight transport, urban planning, "smart growth," and climate change. Cyburbia: The Planning and Architecture Internet Resource Center contains a comprehensive directory of Internet resources relevant to planning, architecture, urbanism and other topics related to the built environment. Cyburbia also contains information about architecture and planning related mailing lists and Usenet newsgroups, and hosts several interactive message areas. The Coalition for Alternative Transportation works to improve mobility. A to B Magazine is dedicated to demonstrating alternatives to the car - primarily electric bicycles, public transport-friendly folding bikes and bike carraige by rail, bus and air. Car-Free Development by Lloyd Wright, from GTZ Colin Buchanan: The Lesson Of Venice by Edoardo Salzano EcoPlan International is an independent consulting and advisory group working with business and governments on projects, plans, and problems which are marked by rapid technological or environmental change. Founded in 1967, the work of the group is interdisciplinary and international. Assignments are more oriented to decision support than research per se. Also includes The Commons, a collaborative international undertaking created in 1994 by Eric Britton and his colleagues at EcoPlan. Car-Free Living - car-free housing in Europe. Neal Peirce's column on carfree cities The car-free universe project strengthening communities of the car-free. Introduce yourself and share thoughts about carfree living. China's Carfree Town: Gulangyu in The New Colonist The Form of Cities: an Introduction to Carfree Cities - an article by J.H. Crawford in The New Colonist Top Ten Characteristics of a Healthy City in the New Colonist The Venice Flood Barrier by Edoardo Salzano "Car Crazy" A Word from Richard Risemberg, in the New Colonist, August 2002 Active Living by Design on healtier ways of living The CarFree group at Yahoo is a place for those who are (trying to live) carFree (or car-lite) in a car crowded world. (Not to be confused with the Carfree Cities discussion group (sponsored by Carfree.com), also at Yahoo.) Car-Free Housing in European Cities A Survey of Sustainable Residential Development Projects, by Jan Scheurer carfree living - autofrei wohnen carfree development in Germany The Biketopia Project is engaging in a discussion about building a city without or with a minimum of internal combustion engines, where people can live and work in a low-cost unpolluted environment. Bright Angel Frontier is proposing a radical restructuring of large areas of the US West that would create carfree towns by re-creating a historic Nineteenth Century infrastructure based on horses and steam trains. Le Piazze d'Italia glorious Italian Piazzas, some despoiled by cars, but all worth looking at Village Forum focuses on how we design and build our habitat. The 20th Century car-based suburb not only failed to deliver on its promises, but has created huge social, cultural, economic and environmental problems. "Urban Ecology, Innovations in Housing Policy and the Future of Cities: Towards Sustainability in Neighbourhood Communities." Jan Scheurer's PhD Thesis. How to Build a Village by Claude Lewenz Bremen: Urban district planning without cars Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center image library. America's Autos On Welfare Summary of Subsidies Radical Urban Theory an on-line journal "Without a Car in the World" Jane Holtz Kay in the New Colonist Principles of Urban Structure by Nios A. Salingaros. This on-line book addresses the needs of professional urbanists who wish to understand how and why cities are successful or not, depending on their form, components, and substructure. A Theory of Architecture by Nikos A. Salingaros. An online book that combines some ideas on the basis for architectural design. Arcosanti: is an urban laboratory in Arizona and a prototype Arcology (architecture for ecology) founded by Paolo Soleri in 1970. Workshoppers and apprentices learn by doing, while constructing Arcosanti. Pedestrian Streets in New Colonist Our Neighborhood Russell Turpin in the New Colonist Walk to School in the UK "The Real Revolutionaries" Richard Risemberg in the New Colonist on rebels... and their cars. Autofrei-wohnen carries information on big (600 family) carfree project planned for Berlin-Mitte near Friedrichstraße/Unter den Linden (German only). Digital Imaging Project Index of Art Historical Sites Barbican Living describes the post-war Barbican project in London, in which cars are kept below ground. 8000 people live there today. Earth Carfree Days Collaborative (19 April 2001). Freesources from World Carfree Network PEZEE The movement for the protection of pedestrian rights in Athens Mont Royal Avenue Verte is promoting a major carfree street in Montreal, Quebec Platform Binnenstad Autovrij is working to make the center of Amsterdam a car-free paradise. Although the residents of the inner city have supported this move, the city government has done little to implement the necessary changes, despite its adoption of policies to significantly reduce automobile traffic. English-language summaries are available. Citizens for Better Transit (Edmonton)is dedicated to public education and advocacy about the social, environmental and economic benefits possible from investments in public transportation. WBB Trust works for a better Bangladesh Walkable Communities, Inc. is a non-profit corporation organized to help communities of whatever size to become more walkable and pedestrian friendly. Sustainable Urban Transport Project aims to help cities meet this challenge and achieve their sustainable transport goals, through the dissemination of information about international experience and targeted work with particular cities. Transportation Alternatives is a member-supported New York City-area citizens' group working for better bicycling, walking and public transit, and fewer cars. The Atlantic Monthly September 1996 article on Celebration (the new Disney community in Orlando, Florida) is an interesting and worthwhile review of some of the fruits of the New Urbanism. Charrettes For New Urbanism In Florida and elsewhere around the country, a remarkable number of charrettes have been used to launch New Urbanist projects. Cutting Your Car Use , the web site for Anna Semlyen's new book by the same name. Eddyburg is the site of Edoardo Salzano, former mayor of Venice. In Italian, with many links. Carfreecity.us is working to build a carfree city somewhere in the USA or Canada. Brasilias from the Parallel Universes presents other plans that were proposed for Brazil's capital. Reclaiming city streets for people: Chaos or quality of life? EU Car Free Guide to Atlanta from Hands On Atlanta Bogotá designs transportation for people, not cars and is becoming a world leader in improving quality of life at low cost. Auto Free New York works to improve transit, cut car use, and remake streets for people. Comprehensive Evaluation of Rail Transit Benefits from VTPI Twentieth Century Architecture as a Cult essay by Nikos A. Salingaros Auto-Free Ottawa is trying to tame the urban automobile in Ottawa, Ontario (the capital of Canada). Pedestrian Sundays in Kensington Market Community - Culture - Ecology Measuring the Success of Transit-Oriented Development : Retail Market Dynamics and Other Key Determinants. Discussion of TOD and transit effects; possibly biased. Carfree Day in Toronto, for the first time. Project for Public Spaces Launching a New Tradition of Great Public Squares Carfree site from Ryan Harris , a Regional Planner for the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. Chris Bradshaw has published some very interesting material on the scale of cities, the role of low-impact transport, and the social effects of urban planning. Alliance for a Paving Moratorium demonstrates alternatives to sprawl and petroleum dependence while fighting new road construction. Auto-Free Life explores the challenges and rewards of car-free and car-light lifestyles, tracks the real-world, out-of-pocket cost of car ownership, and examines the so-called "need" to own a car. Masshouse Changes - Travelling into the City Centre From 10 March 2002 Stickerguy Pete's travels in Italy and Morocco Cloverleaf city: it would be better for all of us if there were fewer cars on the road Auto-Free Orange County is an Orange County, California volunteer organization helping people develop less car-dependent lifestyles and more pedestrian-friendly communities. Central London Partnership is a public and private sector partnership which takes action to make central London a better place to live, work, invest, and visit. Car-Free France (portal site) Raging Bike Measure your contribution to an emission free urban environment, check out the worst cars and post your own cycle incidents to the rage tables. Workbike.org is a resource centre for human powered transport of freight and people, with information on the manufacturers and operators of work bikes and research into sustainable human-powered transport. Resources for bike messengers worldwide - the homepage of the International Federation of Bike Messenger associations Car Free Month in the San Francisco Bay Area, possibly expanding to other regions. Self-Propelled City is working on a self-propelled future for urban environments. NETS - Network for Soft Mobility in European Tourism integrates partners of tourism- transport, and environmental organizations. NETS partners seek to improve the quality of vacations and environmental quality while raising the standard of living for guests and locals. Wohnen ohne Auto (Living without cars) carries information on the carfree project in Munich. Also a reviews other German Carfree Projects and has tips for planning and realizing carfree living in Germany. (German only) United Nations Car-Free Day Imagining a New City Car Free Development gives information on carfree projects in London GWL Terrein in Amsterdam, a 600-unit carfree project (in Dutch only) Kevin Karplus maintains a large list of useful transportation, bicycle, and urban planning links. United Nations Car-Free Days Freemantle The Priorities Institute discusses sustainability, carfree cities, and related topics. Martin van den Berg is also interested in the design of cities. Earth Day Energy Fast : Take action right now - begin an energy fast! Cities of the Future takes a glimpse at cities 100 years into the future. I Hate Driving is a California web site Green and smart is the idea that public transport and walking are viable and sustainable modes of transport, and the lack of information is a significant impediment. The Pound: A site about cars for those who don't like them… Shed Your Car Day in Freemantle, Australia, 29 November 2001 Lords of the Logistic: How the Other Half Drives CarfreeTalk.org a public-access television show Towards a motor-free city from Auroville Universal Township CarFree Walks Walking in the UK without a car oGE - O Grande Estuário is a colaborative art and social project on post-carbon urban and art prospects. (Portuguese) Quarry Village carfree development in Hayward, CA Removing Freeways - Restoring Cities from the Preservation Institute 22 September in Switzerland Obywatelski Ruch Ekologiczny 22 wrzesnia Map21 Ltd provides greenspace planning, research and community initiatives. Offers information for students and professionals plus COST C11 EU research project on Urban Greenspace. Holigent.org Synergistic Transformation Institute Halt the Ramp Caltrans is beginning construction of a new elevated freeway and ramp in San Francisco. The Carfree Database contains data of the carfree communting behavior and car ownership rates for all communities in the United States Car Free Russia in Russian, of course. The Participatory City Innovations in the European Union (including a brief history of the carfree movement) Car-Free / Low-Car Cities & Neighborhoods has some useful links Transportation for a Livable City works to create more livable neighborhoods, where walking, bicycling, and transit are the best choices for most trips, and where housing is more plentiful and more affordable. Suggest additions to this list of sources. |
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