Car-Free interview with blogger Browne Molyneux

I know many of you may have found me from Siel’s blog, but I want to link to her latest car-free interview anyway, because I loved it. So here goes:
Browne Molyneux of The Bus Bench
Browne talks about perceived links between car-freeness, social class, and race — and uncovers some of the biggest assumptions that I [...]

Illuminate LA Gives Great Car-Free Advice

Blog Illuminate LA has some great, super-practical posts on how to go car-free in Los Angeles.
Rebel Without a Car – Part 1
Rebel Without a Car – Part 2
The posts are geared toward actors trying to get from audition to audition without owning a car, and they give useful tips on everything from public transit etiquette [...]

Slowness

Before I went car-free, I would run out the door at a moment’s notice. I would cram work, lunches, doctor’s visits, and errands into a day without elbow room, and if traffic threw a speed bump in my plans, I’d go into panic mode, driving more and more erratically (changing lanes, speeding through side streets), [...]

Speed

I wouldn’t say I’m a bicycle person, exactly, but I’ve gotten a little attached to my 1992 mountain bike. It’s my trusty steed, and it gets me where I want to go. I never felt this way about my car. My bike does have its downsides, though. It’s heavy, and I’ve thought it might be [...]

A Future Without Cars – Today!

I’m running late, but I’m heading there today!

Bike Storage

The humidity of winter will soon set in, and I’m wondering how to keep my bike(s) high and dry but still easy to use for the winter. I can’t stand having a bike in the living room, and my bike is too heavy to be slung on a hook somewhere out of the way. Currently, [...]