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Creating Car Free Cities

Posted by michael on from the shoe-leather dept.

Silas writes "CarFree.com is a great site that "proposes a delightful solution to the vexing problem of urban automobiles." The site presents a fascinating, detailed proposal for a major city (1 million people in 100 square miles) that doesn't require the use of cars. This isn't a new concept; a lot of the ideas are modeled off of major car free cities in Europe (like Venice)." The page on Morocco is fascinating.

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  1. CarFree.com by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sponsored by Segway and Amazon.com. Remember, buy a Segway and go car free!

    1. Re:CarFree.com by Thurn+und+Taxis · · Score: 3, Funny

      You bet! Each of my legs weighs 80 lbs, the rest of me weighs 40.

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  2. Re:forget the cars by Gortbusters.org · · Score: 3, Funny

    Forget the cars and buy an SUV so you don't look over and see tires instead of windows?

    Yes, let us forget the cars for they are on the verge of being environmentally friendly (anyone else drive a hybrid) and SUVs are still sucking it down like -- well you know like what --

    Besides, now that there are so many SUVs anyone in a small car is much more likely to get squashed in an accident rather than dinged or jolted.

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  3. yes, ban the cars by GMontag · · Score: 4, Funny

    Cars keep getting in the way of my Jeep and the pickup trucks of my friends.

    Hydrogen baby! The fuel of today.

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  4. Shouldn't We Cut the Admin a Break? by Col.+Panic · · Score: 3, Funny

    I mean here it is, 5:00 on a Friday and his webserver just melted into a pile of slag.

    Er, sorry dude.

  5. The danger of car free cities by secolactico · · Score: 3, Funny

    What people fail to realize is that car free cities might soon have a serious violence problem.

    Without the most popular mean of overcompensation for, ahem, insufficiencies, more and more people will turn to what were until now secondary means: guns and wife beatings.

    We need to figure out a solution to this problem before we take this big step. Perhaps padded shoes or somesuch.

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  6. Re:Whew! by LastToKnow · · Score: 3, Funny

    I swear its Springfield's only choice!
    Throw up your hands, and raise your voice!

    Monorail!
    Monorail!
    Monorail!!!

    (mono -- DOH!)

  7. Re:Make the market do it by Davak · · Score: 3, Funny
    Alas, I recently ran over either you or one of your biker friends. I am very sorry.

    I was just on my cell phone trying to find a house further from my work... and calling the lawn people because my neighbor's grass is two shades greener than mine (i hate that bob.)

    Sincerely,

    AC

  8. Re:bikes on sidewalks by NoMoreNicksLeft · · Score: 3, Funny

    Obviously, both your troubles ocurred in an area known as statistically dangerous for alcohol related accidents. This is also why it is dangerous to ride a bike near churches, police stations, and airport runways.

    This doesn't even take into account NYC, where it is traditionally acceptable to drive on sidewalks during rush hour, provided you honk the horn repeatedly.