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 roads and highways. Sure, there are some cities with car-free zones, but we wanted to find destinations where entire populations go about their business independent of the automobile. Below are some of our top choices. If you visit, just remember to pack some good sneakers. (Text: Michael D'estries)
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Horse poop
Posted By bilbo - Tue, Aug 10 2010 at 2:14 PM ESTYup 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
Horse Poop
Posted By Tracy - Tue, Aug 10 2010 at 2:21 PM ESTPoverty may equal green, but green doesn't have to equal poverty. And where the heck is Aphmessistan?
Green = Poverty
Posted By bilbo - Tue, Aug 10 2010 at 2:53 PM ESTAfghanistan 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
Driving Rocks
Posted By MG - Tue, Aug 10 2010 at 4:04 AM ESTAmericans 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.
Driving is geat
Posted By bilbo - Tue, Aug 10 2010 at 2:57 PM ESTI 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.
Way to Go!
Posted By Tracy - Wed, Jul 14 2010 at 8:37 AM ESTYou're correct, Julian, about 2 out of the 7 being poor areas, but 5 out of 7 are certainly out of my price range.
seriously??
Posted By pp - Sat, Jul 10 2010 at 12:44 PM ESTThese are cities that are too poor for people to buy cars. Stupidest article ever.
This is America. People drive. Get over it.
A Planet without cars! Lovely.
Posted By julian - Sun, Jul 04 2010 at 8:11 AM ESTHow 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.
I agree
Posted By Tera - Sun, Jul 04 2010 at 4:01 PM ESTThat 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.
sober dmv laws to ban all children as passengers in automobiles
Posted By kathryn jordan - Tue, May 04 2010 at 5:42 AM ESTEnter 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
sober but stupid
Posted By jim - Sat, Jul 03 2010 at 5:31 PM ESTdoes 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
Sober? Have you been dru nking?
Posted By slick-n-flash - Sat, Jul 03 2010 at 1:36 PM ESTOK, and how are we to go on vacations, shopping for school supplies, you are a nut job. That may be all PolliAnna and the Perfedt Snenario in your little world, however the real world, where we live, that is the most absurd and impractical idea I have EVER heard. Where do peple come up with these nutty ideas? No diving your kids? How many children do you actually have? Methinks you have none. And as for a profiteering idea for the municipalities, thye morons that trised to pass this sort of.... More
HUH???!!!!!
Posted By jojo - Sat, Jul 03 2010 at 10:13 AM ESTAre you crazy?? How else are parents supposed to take children to school, doctor activities????
7 car-free cities - more car-less people
Posted By Alex(iwalkdevon) - Sun, Nov 08 2009 at 1:09 PM ESTI'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
7 Car-free citites
Posted By Kevin Smith - Sat, Nov 07 2009 at 9:35 PM ESTWith a failed back I'd walk miles (in fresh air) just to get rid of the carbons.
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