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Companion site to the book Carfree Cities, Describes various solutions for transportation and urban planning in cities without automobiles, discussion forum and related links also provided. Also available in Greek, German, French, Italian, Russian, Dutch, Spanish, and Polish.
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Carfree Cities Cities proposes a delightful solution to the vexing problem of urban automobiles. CARFREE CITIESThe Book CarfreeCities CarfreeDetails Cities Resources Carfree.com INTRODUCTION TOPOLOGY DISTRICTS BLOCKS MOVINGPEOPLE MOVINGFREIGHT EXISTINGCITIES OBJECTIONS DESIGNLIBRARY LIFEINTHECITY MOROCCO CARFREEPLACES DISCUSSIONS PRINT RESOURCES WEBRESOURCES MOREPAGES CARFREETIMES SUPPORT CARFREE.COM...Paul Dorn examines San Francisco's Critical Mass bicycling event in the context of the global fight against automobile dependency
http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~pdorn/urban.html
Organization "dedicated to the overthrow of car tyranny."
http://www.rightofway.org/
Discussions to encourage people to not use automobiles.
http://www.flora.org/flora.afo/
Non-profit to build consensus for change in the attitude and behavior of current car users.
http://www.ecoplan.org/carfreeday/cf_index.htm
Non-profit organization providing information on commute and transportation alternatives in the Portland, Oregon metro area.
http://www.wta-tma.org/
The objective is to facilitate widespread debate on the necessity for changes in behaviour in relation to mobility and in particular the use of the private car. To encourage public awareness of pollution caused by the increase in motorized traffic in the urban environment.
http://www.22september.org/
Detailed proposal for a Boston neighborhood without cars. Position papers, map of the proposed area, resources and articles, and links to other car-free areas provided.
http://www-swiss.ai.mit.edu/~rauch/northpoint/
Portal advocating car-free and car-light lifestyles. Letters and commentary, car cost calculator, hikes and event information, and related links provided.
http://www.autofreelife.info/
An e-mail discussion list which explores issues related to eliminating or reducing one's reliance on automotive transport.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree/
An effort to create a car-free city in the United States. 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.
http://carfreecity.us/
An information-sharing site for communities of the carfree to find or distribute documents, links, news, and images of interest. Searchable.
http://carfreeuniverse.org/
Directory of resources for the grassroots global carfree movement, including organization contact directory, magazine, conference information, discussion forum, publications, and links. A project of World Carfree Network.
http://carbusters.org/
Canadian group working towards nationwide annual car free days.
http://www.carfreeday.ca/
Organized by the Car Busters collective; a decentralised, structured network for local, regional, national and international organisations.
http://www.worldcarfree.net
Information on bike commuting by a San Francisco cyclist and activist. Includes views, reviews, and How-To articles.
http://www.runmuki.com/commute/
Colourful community group who dresses up as dinosaurs and rides bicycles around Vancouver, B.C. to draw attention to the environmental problems with cars.
http://bikesexual.org/dinos/
An educational charity working to improve mobility for everyone. Curbing use of the automobile fights suburban sprawl, obesity and increasingly high medical costs.
http://www.car-free.org
Working for better bicycling, walking and public transit, and fewer cars. Looking for safer, calmer neighborhood streets and car-free parks.
http://www.transalt.org/index.html