Car Less Brit

for some, the car is no longer a must-have

NYTimes article today. thanks, james!

22 October 2009 • nytimes new york times alternative transportation

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is bicycle commuting too difficult and dangerous?

place your vote, even comment. it’s Blue Ridge Outdoors magazine’s October online poll.

2 October 2009 • blue ridge outdoors bike commuting biking alternative transportation car less brit roanoke river laker

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2 more Car Less Brit's!

YES! 2 more Car Less Brit’s! ‘the romantic couple, Arien Reed & Lee Melozzi.

They’re commiting for the rest of the current Car Less Brit Experiment which ends Dec 10. No blogs or anything, just happy biking, walking and busing!

24 September 2009 • car less brit experiment car less brit lee melozzi arien reed roanoke carfree car free alternative transportation river laker

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INTERMODAL LOVE, the event; Car Less Brit september 18 2009

a unique and light hearted film bringing various modes of transport into unison.

thanks to RIDE Solutions and MyScoper for their sponsorship of INTERMODAL LOVE

19 September 2009 • intermodal love car less brit river laker ride solutions myscoper roanoke multimodal alternative transportation

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INTERMODAL LOVE event

16 September 2009 • intermodel love intermodel myscoper ride solutions roanoke river laker car less brit museum car less brit alternative transportation

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'have only been car less for 9 months...

I never imagined the impact it would have on me. It seemed like a blast at the time just up and ridding myself of the car with no alternative transportation plans. But almost without my consent I am rapidly becoming a pretty motivated critique of personal car ownership culture. It’s amazing how perspective has changed, almost all of what I now think about transportation didn’t cross my mind as a car owner. ‘have no idea what’s ahead.

25 August 2009 • carless carfree transportation alternative transportation car less brit river laker

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non car transportation in Roanoke to be prioritized

I am beginning to wonder that if the carlessroanoke party, April 14, in Roanoke, has high attendance then the effect will be that non car transportation issues in Roanoke will be seen to need to be prioritized!

2 April 2009 • carlessroanoke carlessbrit's carlessroanoke party carlessbrit roanoke river laker alternative transportation

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CarLessBrit’s CarLessRoanoke Party promo poster

stylist: Jamie Nervo
photography: Richard Boyd
graphic design wendy schuyler

facebook event page

22 March 2009 • carlessbrit's carless roanoke party roanoke public libraries carlessbrit river laker jamie nervo richard boyd wendy schulyer myscoper alternative transportation

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carbon footprint savings calculator

at this site, worldcommute.com, you simply punch in your daily travel miles (it also allows you to backdate entries if you forget to do it on the day of, etc) along with what the travel activity was for and it calculates how much your carbon footprint is lessened through not traveling in a car/burning fuel. Options include walking, biking, running, skating and others.

It also calculates on a large scale, all members together and their total decreased footprint and ranks states and types of transport according to the amount of footprint lessened.

I just started with it and it’s very nice!

10 March 2009 • world commute river laker carlessbrit roanoke carbon footprint alternat alternative transportation

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Consider The Alternatives

‘here’s a video created by Jeremy Holmes, Program Director of RIDE Solutions.

Jeremy’s the one who contacted me on facebook, when I posted an update that I was thinking about selling my car, asking if I was gonna keep a blog of my experiences. He suggested, about the day after I sold it, that I commit to a year of carlessness! We chatted and came to agreement on a 6 month commitment to being carless!

In this video, Jeremy takes you on a quick tour of the automobile and its impact on the American landscape, environment, and pocketbook. He created this film using footage gleaned from public domain materials at archive.org, wikimedia commons, and video and photos from around the Roanoke Valley.

Jeremy says, “Consider your alternatives at http://www.ridesolutions.org”!

p.s. my posting this video doesn’t mean I agree with it, not that I’m saying that I don’t agree with it but just that posting it doesn’t mean I agree with it…

26 February 2009 • carlessbrit ride solutions roanoke ride solutions roanoke jeremy holmes river laker alternative transportation carpool rideshare