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Choosing No Car: Choosing a Car (and farming)
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A family in Boston getting rid of their car. Tuesday, August 23, 2011. Choosing a Car (and farming). So why keep the car? It's my fault. Tracy and the kids could continue on without it. Tracy gets to work fine by bike or T, the kids can walk/bike/scooter to school. Grocery shopping is easier by bike than car much of the time. We have zipcar. But I want to farm. This fall I'll be taking a Farm Business Planning class, through the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project. Living close to schools (1 mile).
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A New Myth for Cycling | Bighkin'
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A topnotch WordPress.com site. The Conch Republic Battles the Tyranny of Speed. Blue Collar Jedi Cyclist →. A New Myth for Cycling. We are, when on our bikes, timeless kids crawling fast; experiencing what we had (and lost) when the conscious mind began to impede us. — Robert Seidler. At the end of my essay Which Cycling Politics: Doom or Possibility? You can read on it more extensively here. To make an analogy between cycling and Star Wars, if Luke Skywalker had used the strategy of the please give us a...
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Choosing No Car: Interesting biking graphic
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A family in Boston getting rid of their car. Friday, February 28, 2014. This is an interesting graphic about cycling that was sent to me, from a sponsored/PR group. That offers some interesting info. Footloose and Car Free! How Biking Can Improve Your Health and the Environment. An infographic from the team at Quicken Loans. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). In our everyday lives, Pat is a novelist and playwright, and Tracy is a librarian. Tracy also blogs at Beyond Dinner. Bicycling and No Car Links.
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Choosing No Car: March 2011
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A family in Boston getting rid of their car. Monday, March 28, 2011. Oddly, the main challenge for me in biking isn't from winter, it's from spring gardening. I just can't effectively carry some of the more serious loads of compost, soil, or long poles/trellises with my bike. If, however, in the following year, I wanted to rent one of their incubator fields, to set up a mini-farm, I'm not sure if I could manage it. It might be possible to do it without a car, but it'll take some serious planning.
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Choosing No Car: January 2010
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A family in Boston getting rid of their car. Saturday, January 2, 2010. Zipcar for the holidays. There are some cheaper car rental places around, very small companies, but the online reviews of them are pretty scary. If anyone in the Boston area knows of reputable ones, I'd be interested in hearing about them. For now, though, it looks like Zipcar will help us out over the holidays. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). In our everyday lives, Pat is a novelist and playwright, and Tracy is a librarian.
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Choosing No Car: April 2011
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A family in Boston getting rid of their car. Monday, April 11, 2011. Support Bike Lanes on Mass Ave- Boston Cyclists Union meeting April 12. There's a meeting at the Boston Public Library main branch. 7-9pm on Thursday, April 14, to talk about bike lanes on Mass Ave in some critical areas. I can't be there, but I hope you'll help spread the word and possibly attend. Monday, April 4, 2011. We're Not the Only Ones: T GM Quits His Car. Yesterday, the Boston Globe reported. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). We're ...
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Choosing No Car: February 2011
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A family in Boston getting rid of their car. Sunday, February 6, 2011. When the streets are icy, I stick to getting around by foot and by T. Unfortunately, in heavy storms, the T gets super crowded and somewhat unreliable. In December, I ended up walking all the way from Brookline to Cambridge in a snowstorm to go to a party at the Central Square Theatre. I walked three miles each way along the bus route, and I was never passed by a bus. This winter, with almost 70 inches of snow so far, has definitely b...
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Choosing No Car: July 2011
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A family in Boston getting rid of their car. Tuesday, July 19, 2011. For the moment, we are not car-less. Tracy's father passed away suddenly last month, while he was visiting us. For now, we're still using his car, a Subaru Forrester. Having the car has made it a lot easier for Tracy to pop down to visit her mom in Connecticut and help out and check in. Tuesday, July 5, 2011. London Bike Super Highways. Can you imagine an American city putting $100 million into improving bike access? We're a family of f...
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Choosing No Car: May 2010
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A family in Boston getting rid of their car. Thursday, May 20, 2010. The Brookline Bicycle Advisory Committee (sounds fancy, doesn't it? Will sponsor their annual Bike Parade. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). We're a family of four living in the Boston area (Brookline) who are in the process of getting rid of our car, in order to get in shape, save money, generate less pollution and emissions, and to try to live slightly more examined lives (slightly away from the car culture). Bicycling and No Car Links.
