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Forum: Living Car Free
10-29-16, 02:41 AM
Replies: 135
Views: 11,078
Posted By Roody

This is seven years old. Was Hobart the ideal...

This is seven years old. Was Hobart the ideal city you were describing? It seems like your posts might have been written when you were just starting to think about moving there. Back then you had...
Forum: Living Car Free
04-28-09, 02:56 PM
Replies: 135
Views: 11,078
Posted By Roody

I grew up in a planned city--Highland Park,...

I grew up in a planned city--Highland Park, Michigan. It was designed and developed by Henry Ford, of all people, when he built his first (actually the first) automobile assembly plant.
...
Forum: Living Car Free
04-26-09, 11:32 AM
Replies: 135
Views: 11,078
Posted By Roody

I didn't think about it before, but my ideal city...

I didn't think about it before, but my ideal city would be liberal and ethnically diverse. And it would have a good gay community, and civil rights for gays.

Usually we think about the physical...
Forum: Living Car Free
04-14-09, 01:18 PM
Replies: 135
Views: 11,078
Posted By Roody

As I think about it more, I remember that I've...

As I think about it more, I remember that I've had dreams about my ideal city. There were no roads or even sidewalks. It was almost like a park, with houses and apartment buildings scattered widely...
Forum: Living Car Free
04-13-09, 12:36 PM
Replies: 135
Views: 11,078
Posted By Roody

I don't think rural residents will ever be...

I don't think rural residents will ever be carfree, nor should they. Even if (I believe "when") the day comes that cars as we know them are nearly extinct, there will still be ambulances and fire...
Forum: Living Car Free
04-11-09, 12:30 PM
Replies: 135
Views: 11,078
Posted By Roody

So, um, what is your idea of the ideal city?

So, um, what is your idea of the ideal city?
Forum: Living Car Free
04-09-09, 11:59 AM
Replies: 135
Views: 11,078
Posted By Roody

Most motor vehicle killings are not intentional...

Most motor vehicle killings are not intentional murder. I don't know of any reason to believe that roads would be safer if ex-felons--even violent ones--weren't allowed to drive. Do you?
Forum: Living Car Free
04-09-09, 11:55 AM
Replies: 135
Views: 11,078
Posted By Roody

There's certainly nothing wrong with you and...

There's certainly nothing wrong with you and others preferring the country to the city.

But the topic was to imagine the ideal city. I'd be interested to hear what, if anything, could be done to...
Forum: Living Car Free
04-08-09, 05:03 PM
Replies: 135
Views: 11,078
Posted By Roody

$$$$$ The three most expensive cities in the...

$$$$$
The three most expensive cities in the world, I believe.

:D
Forum: Living Car Free
04-08-09, 01:04 PM
Replies: 135
Views: 11,078
Posted By Roody

Make sure your browser accepts cookies. Then...

Make sure your browser accepts cookies. Then click the "Remember me" box when you log in. The site should not time you out if you do this.

Or, copy your post into your computer's memory before you...
Forum: Living Car Free
04-08-09, 12:14 PM
Replies: 135
Views: 11,078
Posted By Roody

The fixed routes of streetcars do seem to...

The fixed routes of streetcars do seem to encourage desirable development patterns. that's their only advantage that I'm aware of.

Oh, one other advantage of streetcars--they don't require...
Forum: Living Car Free
04-08-09, 11:40 AM
Replies: 135
Views: 11,078
Posted By Roody

I look for development like what they had at the...

I look for development like what they had at the height of the pre-auto age. That usually was a downtown area with the offices and major department stores. There was a grid street system so there...
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