CARFREE TOKYO

- a collection of notes and reflections on urban living from the perspective of a family of five in Tokyo. It was many years ago, but being hit by a motor vehicle and seeing your life flash before your eyes can make you pause to reflect on whether American style auto-centric urban transportation of the Roosevelt era really is a Good Idea for civilized modern cities in the 21st Century. This blog explores the good and the bad in urban planning and design, here and elsewhere. The goal is simple - not "death to all cars," just more walkable communities, quiet tree-lined streets, good public transport, traffic calming, Velib style bicycle sharing and the like - in other words reclaiming cities for their people, not their cars. Partly theraputic (so I don't go trying to throttle every dangerous driver I come across) and partly out of a real desire to see positive change, this blog explores how it can be done, the people who do it, and how, in many small ways, this very old idea may at last have found its zeitgeist. Comments and suggestions welcome.

Monday, September 19, 2005

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1 comments:

worldcarfree said...

Hello

The WCN is proud to announce "The Carfree Blogosphere" (http://worldcarfree.wordpress.com), a new space to share information and discuss issues relevant to eliminating car dependency, exploring alternatives and to celebrate carfree living. We hope to provide a rich and diverse content and that you will enjoy following it.

Would you like to consider a link exchange between your blog and our to facilitate the exchange of information and the navigation of people supporting the carfree movement from one blog to another. We already add your link considering the quality of your blog.

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