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My wife an I both had dentists appointments today in the Eastover neighborhood of Charlotte this morning. After the appointment I walked the 2 miles from the dentists office to my Uptown Charlotte office. The dentists appointment was less painful the the walk. I ride my bike through this area of Charlotte everyday but rarely on [...] Spring is well underway in most places in the US, now. I am absolutely loving the weather in the Charlotte area in April. It’s been rather dry here, with almost no rain for quite some time. Average morning temperatures are now in the 50s and 60s and afternoon temps in the 70s and 80s. It’s [...] This article isn’t about how to retrofit a gasoline engine to run on used dishwater. And it’s not about the lifecycle energy costs of an automobile. This article is about how your number one weapon against using oil for transportation is personal choice. Americans are often keen to consume their way out of a problem. Case [...] So my wife was giving me a little grief the other day because not driving a car makes it a little difficult to bring flowers or similar romantic sentiments home. Sure there are lots of great ways to carry cargo on a bicycle, and I have a grocery pannier which can carry many different things. [...] I received some local media attention from our NBC affiliate here in Charlotte. They did a small profile on my year long carfree challenge while also covering the Google Maps bicycling addition. Have a look here: It’s been a little over two months of not using an automobile for personal transportation, and in this post I will analyze the financial savings that I have realized in this time. I did my analysis using Microsoft Excel. In January and February I commuted by bicycle or bus a total of 36 days or [...] I’ve had an idea in my head that I put it into reality towards the end of last year. To live car free it’s important to have backup transportation. That backup can be multi-modal public transportation with a simple city bike. I’ve been commuting by bicycle for quite some time, but full time bike commuting has [...] Despite the warmer temps recently, I commuted by bike and bus this morning. It was a very heavy rain this morning, so I am glad I have rain gear (both jacket and pants) from North Face. I normally wear normal dress shoes on my bike when I am just riding to the bus [...] I was so excited about finding a new online tool related to walkable, sustainable, vibrant places to live that I’ve caused a lot of disagreement with my wife. Walkscore.com shows the walkability of a particular address or neighborhood, and when I saw my own address had a score of 9 out of 100, I was [...]
I attended the Charlotte area bicycle alliance meeting this passed weekend. It was generally an encouraging and productive meeting. I can’t wait to help and to see how some of the ideas are implemented.
The Mayor of Charlotte, Anthony Foxx attended and had some interesting comments. He didn’t make any [...] |
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