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 [...]

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 [...]

Saving Money

In the past year, as gas prices rose to nearly $5/gallon, a lot of Americans started driving less. Now that prices at the pump are falling again, I’ve wondered if I’m still saving loads of cash by being car-free. My conclusion? Yes!
An example: ways I’ve saved money since selling my car:
Car insurance = $100/month ($1200 [...]