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World CarFree Day
Doug wrote:
I know that here in the UK World Carfree day will pass virtually unnoticed as usual, due no doubt to our national pathological obsession with cars, but for those who might possibly be interested here is some information. "Every September 22, people from around the world get together in the streets, intersections, and neighbourhood blocks to remind the world that we don't have to accept our car-dominated society." http://www.worldcarfree.net/wcfd/ http://apps.facebook.com/causes/3344...791?m=6d54c0aa http://www.facebook.com/worldcarfreeday -- Car Free Cities http://www.carfree.com/ Carfree Cities proposes a delightful solution to the vexing problem of urban automobiles. certinaly should here, since this is not uk.rec.doughatescars but uk.rec.cycling so cars are at least not supposed to be topics of intrest. roger -- www.rogermerriman.com |
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Doug wrote:
On 12 Sep, 10:35, "Brimstone" wrote: Tony Dragon wrote: Brimstone wrote: Tony Dragon wrote: So I will be allowed to use the 5.9lt Dennis then? Will you be ringing the bell? That is extremely likely. Have fun. Update for London. "LONDON NEIGHBOURHOODS WITHOUT CARS - WHY NOT? Green between the grey What has this got to do with the preceeding posts Doug? |
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Roger Merriman wrote:
Doug wrote: I know that here in the UK World Carfree day will pass virtually unnoticed as usual, due no doubt to our national pathological obsession with cars, but for those who might possibly be interested here is some information. "Every September 22, people from around the world get together in the streets, intersections, and neighbourhood blocks to remind the world that we don't have to accept our car-dominated society." http://www.worldcarfree.net/wcfd/ http://apps.facebook.com/causes/3344...791?m=6d54c0aa http://www.facebook.com/worldcarfreeday -- Car Free Cities http://www.carfree.com/ Carfree Cities proposes a delightful solution to the vexing problem of urban automobiles. certinaly should here, since this is not uk.rec.doughatescars but uk.rec.cycling so cars are at least not supposed to be topics of intrest. Just in case you haven't noticed, cars are Doug's all consuming passion. He talks/posts about little else. It makes one wonder why he doesn't post in uk.rec.driving. |
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On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:06:21 -0700 (PDT), Doug
wrote: On 12 Sep, 10:35, "Brimstone" wrote: Tony Dragon wrote: Brimstone wrote: Tony Dragon wrote: So I will be allowed to use the 5.9lt Dennis then? Will you be ringing the bell? That is extremely likely. Have fun. Update for London. "LONDON NEIGHBOURHOODS WITHOUT CARS - WHY NOT? Green between the grey How it will happen 1.5 million adults in London live without a car. Imagine how life would improve if cars were removed from parts of the city, where people could live free from traffic, where children could play round their homes, like they always used to. Would you like to live in such a neighbourhood, or even help to design it? Does this sound unrealistic? Utopian? Did you know that some European cities are already doing it? * How does it work? * How do people live without cars? * Could it ever happen here? london.carfree, supported by the organisations below, is organising two public meetings to help answer these questions and to create a London Carfree Association to start working to make this possible, here in London... ...Whether you are looking for quiet streets to bring up your kids, free from the danger of traffic, or whether you're simply not prepared to have other people's vehicles choking up your road, london.carfree will demonstrate to developers and authorities that there is huge demand for building a complete new neighbourhood with parking and cars away from people's front doors... It's been tried. Unfortunately it does not work. The garage blocks end up unused and inhabited by drug addicts. The owners find other places to park their cars, like on the pavement. -- (\__/) M. (='.'=) Due to the amount of spam posted via googlegroups and (")_(") their inaction to the problem. I am blocking most articles posted from there. If you wish your postings to be seen by everyone you will need use a different method of posting. [Reply-to address valid until it is spammed.] |
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Quoting Mark :
It's been tried. Unfortunately it does not work. The garage blocks end up unused and inhabited by drug addicts. The owners find other places to park their cars, like on the pavement. Er, it does work in Vauban, in Germany. The trick is not letting cages into the area _at all_. -- David Damerell Oil is for sissies Yesterday was Potmos, September. Today is Teleute, September. Tomorrow will be Oneiros, September. |
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David Damerell wrote:
Quoting Mark : It's been tried. Unfortunately it does not work. The garage blocks end up unused and inhabited by drug addicts. The owners find other places to park their cars, like on the pavement. Er, it does work in Vauban, in Germany. The trick is not letting cages into the area _at all_. It's an illusion. They tried it in Poundbury too, and it turned out that those who live there use cars more than those in the surrounding area which /isn't/ car-free. -- Matt B |
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On Sep 14, 9:49*am, "Brimstone" wrote:
Roger Merriman wrote: Doug wrote: I know that here in the UK World Carfree day will pass virtually unnoticed as usual, due no doubt to our national pathological obsession with cars, but for those who might possibly be interested here is some information. "Every September 22, people from around the world get together in the streets, intersections, and neighbourhood blocks to remind the world that we don't have to accept our car-dominated society." http://www.worldcarfree.net/wcfd/ http://apps.facebook.com/causes/3344...791?m=6d54c0aa http://www.facebook.com/worldcarfreeday -- Car Free Cities http://www.carfree.com/ Carfree Cities proposes a delightful solution to the vexing problem of urban automobiles. certinaly should here, since this is not uk.rec.doughatescars but uk.rec.cycling so cars are at least not supposed to be topics of intrest. Just in case you haven't noticed, cars are Doug's all consuming passion. He talks/posts about little else. It makes one wonder why he doesn't post in uk.rec.driving. He got kicked off his ISP because of his activities on uk transport. PeterG |
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