Day Without Cars

[gwd]

Heres a thing about a mandatory car-free day.

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080207/colombia_day_without_cars.html?.v=1

[Artkansas]

Here's the link to World Carfree Network and the International Car Free Day. http://www.worldcarfree.net/wcfd/

[Roody]

The legacy of Enrique Penalosa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrique_Pe%C3%B1alosa), former mayour of Bogota, lives on. He's probably the greatest hero of the carfree movement.

And if I hear of anybody on this forum driving on Carfree Day, I swear I'll get out my whoopass stick! :eek:

[wheel]

The legacy of Enrique Penalosa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrique_Pe%C3%B1alosa), former mayour of Bogota, lives on. He's probably the greatest hero of the carfree movement.

And if I hear of anybody on this forum driving on Carfree Day, I swear I'll get out my whoopass stick! :eek:


LoL
I think if I have to drive on that day, I will make up for the 363 days I didn't drive

[Newspaperguy]

Cool concept in theory, but it seems the city isn't really prepared to handle the drivers who aren't in their cars.
Not all commuters were happy.

"I've spent 40 minutes trying to get a taxi, but every one that goes past is occupied," said Carmen Saavedra, a 45-year-old secretary.

[Ekdog]

The legacy of Enrique Penalosa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrique_Pe%C3%B1alosa), former mayour of Bogota, lives on. He's probably the greatest hero of the carfree movement.

And if I hear of anybody on this forum driving on Carfree Day, I swear I'll get out my whoopass stick! :eek:

I agree about Peñalosa. He did some great things as mayor of Bogotá. Too bad he wasn't re-elected. Have you seen these videos (http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/bus-rapid-transit-bogota/)? One is about the innovative Transmilenio "bus rapid transit" system and how commuters are encouraged to cycle to it, and the other is about the Ciclovía bike paths that Peñalosa had built.

Here's another video (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1493018781552435759&q=pbs%2C+bogota%2C+brad+pitt&total=5&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0) about Bogotá, this one aired on PBS and was narrated by Brad Pitt.

[Artkansas]

LoL ... I will make up for the 363 days I didn't drive

I don't think that's possible. ;)