7 car-free cities
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Independent of the auto
It's hard to believe that before the early 20th century, almost every city in the world was "car-free." Zoom ahead 100 years later, and you have to do some real digging to escape the army of cars now clogging the planet's highways. Sure, there are some cities with car-free zones, but we wanted to find destinations where entire populations were going about their business independent of the automobile. These are some of our top choices. If you visit, just remember to pack some good sneakers. (Text: Michael d'Estries)
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I'd just like to add another town to the list. Tenakee Springs, Alaska. A Southeast Alaska community of about 100 year round residents. No cars allowed. No cars required. http://www.tenakeespringsak.com/
Only Rickshaw (Tricycle) can move in this concrete jungle.
In solidarity M.W. Faruque.
There is one place in North Carolina that doesn't allow any vehicles other than bicycles and golf carts : Bald Head Island off the shore of Southport.
Why didn't you consider Avalon, California...the only city on California's famed Santa Catalina Island? Cars are allowed, but the city is so small, that most people drive golf carts. The rest of the island is completely undeveloped. The city is very quiet and a great place to visit.
In Los Angeles county only 26 miles from San Pedro, Avalon or - better - the isthmus of Catalina Island is a perfect one-day getaway from the ubiquitous car filled streets...
More jobs need to be identified for work at home and businesses need to utilize this option for more of their jobs. The daily commute to and from the big city just to have people set in their little cubicles needs to be reduced wherever possible. If US companies can contract people to answer their phones in foreign countries, they can easily do the same thing here with AMERICAN citizens. There needs to be major tax breaks for any home delivery/pickup company that runs a scheduled route. You.... More
We could put so many unemployed and disabled people back to work if we allowed many positions to be accomplished in their homes. Instead of out sourceing much of our business here in America and seriously take food, medical benefits, roofs over peoples heads, bankruptcys etc. away or worse for the people of our country. We are our own problem and answer to the problem. Corporate America needs to open up its eyes and heart to help get this recession to roll backwards and regroup and restart.... More
Everything they need better be close within 2 miles. Because I can't imgaine they get much done in one day if they have to travel very far. *horse ride to gamestop lol*
Yup and cities were full of horse sh*t. It is no cooincidence that the greenest countries (Aphmessistan and Zimbabwe) are also the poorest. Green = Poverty
And what is horse poop compared to excessive waste and overindulgence from developed countries. Maybe poverty=simplicity=green, there's a lot to be said for simplicity and sustainability. That horse poop is biodegradable and can be recycled as a fertilizer to nourish the ground and feed crops. Can your automobile do that?
Greenest countries need not be poor. There could be places whihc are green but poor, basically they are green becoz they did not exploit the nature by means of modern mal-practices for amenties.
In fact planning everything to be environment friendly in fact requires more sacrifices and intelligence.
Poverty may equal green, but green doesn't have to equal poverty. And where the heck is Aphmessistan?
Afghanistan otherwise know as Obama’s mess. Green jobs kill productive jobs at a rate of around 1 to 3 meaning that Green jobs increase unemployment. Spain has had a big green jobs push and now has 20% unemployment. Green jobs cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to “create” and are short lived and rely on tax dollars rather than producing anything of real value. If “green” really was as good as claimed then private industry would be all over it. The only way consumers can.... More
The first line of your post shas it all. It discredits the rest of the comments.
Senator BILBO (isn't that you? The lack of logic seems familiar) It was that great 'Pub hero George, the lesser, that lead us into there
Thats because being green is about being responsible stewards of the earth and focusing on preserving our planet for human habitation. All the world does not revolve around capitalism and money. Capitalists states like usa see all resources in these terms-how can we exploit it, use it and make money out of it. Capitalism will die in the end because it is based on using up resources for profit, rather than human development.
have you worked for any major company in the last 10 years? you clearly havent researched your facts well because most companies are going greener.and how is aghan, obama's mess? bush took us there.go do some research before you talk next time.
"Green jobs kill productive jobs at a rate of around 1 to 3 meaning that Green jobs increase unemployment. Spain has had a big green jobs push and now has 20% unemployment."
In case you haven't been paying attention during the last 3 years, there was this thing called a "recession". US unemployment hit 12.5% and in states with little or no "green" technology (Michigan for example) it exceeded, at least for a while, Spain's 20% mark. Correlation is not causation as they say in the science.... More
Americans hate driving coz they manufacture the world's worst cars and they only have straight roads. Elsewhere in the world, nobody dislikes driving that much, and nobody is that fat anyway.
I gather you are not American, but you believe everything you read. travel!
Of course I'm not American, I just happen to watch BBC's TopGear a lot.
I have never heard that Americans hate driving - in fact they love it. Just look at how many cars people buy and how much gas too. They only hate traffic jams which keep them from driving where thye want to go.
You're correct, Julian, about 2 out of the 7 being poor areas, but 5 out of 7 are certainly out of my price range.
These are cities that are too poor for people to buy cars. Stupidest article ever.
This is America. People drive. Get over it.
How I wish I was back in the days of horse and carriage, bicycles and just plain walking. I was healthier, the air was cleaner and life stronger. Today, we have become jellies of fat, buldging out of proportion riding in cars where ever we go and the lack of proper exercise makes us no where near what our fore-fathers were.
Damn man ! How old are you if you were here before cars!
That is so true we are all getting so lazy and dont know what exercise is. I make my kids get out and play everyday unless it is to cold or hot.
I agree....McDonalds dont make kids fat....lazy parents make kids fat
Enter your comments herethe statistics speak out loud and clear, this is wrong to subject children to being automobile passengers at any time. Work, shopping, travel, there are other modes of transit, this is a great revenue recovery methink
does this magical bus have 100 car seats and mother teresa as the driver,if not i'm pretty sure a bus full of crying kids bouncing freely is not a safe idea..LOL do we all walk in the cold,rain,& intense heat to have our kids wait paitently & quietly for the next bus?? that would work,and i'm sure no kids would jump into traffic or have a dirty diaper either......keep puffin that magic dragon buddy
Are you crazy?? How else are parents supposed to take children to school, doctor activities????
I've never learned to drive, so car-free living is normal. When I lived in cities, public transport and cycling took care of all journeys and exercise requirements. Living rurally is more of a challenge, but it can be done with planning.
This guy is doing it too: http://bit.ly/4BVMSi
With a failed back I'd walk miles (in fresh air) just to get rid of the carbons.
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