How to Live, Vacation, & Retire Car-Free
By Steve on Apr 5, 2010 in Steve's CARFREE JOURNEY | 0 Comments
Car Free Journey— April 2010 by Steve Atlas We hear a lot about the Pennsylvania Dutch and the Amish countryside near Lancaster. And you don’t need a car to enjoy a visit here. Amtrak serves Lancaster from Philadelphia, Harrisburg, New York City, or (once per day) Pittsburgh. You can also get here by Greyhound bus. [...]
By Steve on Mar 10, 2010 in Steve's CARFREE JOURNEY | 0 Comments
Do you find yourself thinking, “It’s great to talk about driving less or even being car-free? However, that could not work for me. I need my car.” I have to confess that, for too long, this has been true for me. Even though we live 10-minutes walk from a bus that operates nearly 24 hours [...]
By Steve on Jan 7, 2010 in Featured City | 1 Comment
This month we are featuring an article on Transit Myths. We have included the table of contents here as well as the link to the full (pdf) article. A couple of conservative writers demolish the Cox & O’Toole arguments against transit, and come out more supportive than most liberals: Access full pdf article here A [...]
By Steve on May 3, 2009 in Steve's CARFREE JOURNEY | 0 Comments
Car Free Journey—April, 2009 By Steve Atlas As summer approaches, it’s time for most of us to think about our summer vacation—or perhaps summer weekends. Too often, it’s easy to assume that we need a car on the vacation: both to get where we are going, and then for daily excursions and outings once we [...]
By Steve on Apr 2, 2009 in Steve's CARFREE JOURNEY | 0 Comments
Car Free Journey—March, 2009 By Steve Atlas As spring rapidly approaches, living car-free becomes easier and more of a joy than a chore. This month, I want to share a tip with you about how commuter express buses can greatly expand where and how to live car-free. Consider Commuter Transit When Deciding Where to Live [...]
Welcome to Car Free America’s Web Site..
Hi. I’m Steve Atlas, founder of CarFreeAmerica.org. I appreciate you visiting our web site. I hope you have viewed some of our city profiles—places with walkable neighborhoods where you can live without needing to depend on a car. If you haven’t already, look at our “gasoline price ticker” on the bottom left side of our home page. As you see the price of gas steadily increase (or temporarily decrease to under $4 a gallon), do you remember when gas cost less than $1 per gallon? Nearly every week, there is at least one newspaper article about how people are coping with the high cost of gasoline. Carpooling, selling large homes in communities far from public transportation, biking or using public transportation instead of driving—these are just a few ways people are changing the way they live. Reducing our dependency on a car doesn’t need to be a grim business—like taking an unpleasant medicine. Driving less can be fun. Walking, cycling, and using public transit can improve our health, and help us appreciate our neighborhood and community in a way that simply isn’t possible when you just drive past a neighborhood. If you take time to read some of the success stories on our web site, you will see how other people are improving their lives by driving less or not at all. Do you want to drive less, but don’t know how to get started? Write to us and we will try to provide some answers and tips? Are you looking for a new community or neighborhood where you won’t need to drive as much as you do now? Check out our city profiles for ideas. Are you planning a vacation where you can have a great time without needing to rent a car or buy gas? CarFreeAmerica.org will be developing a list of vacation ideas where driving isn’t necessary. Have you enjoyed a vacation where you didn’t need to drive? Do you live in a community or neighborhood that you would recommend to other people who don’t want to drive?. Write to me and tell me why you would recommend your neighborhood, community, or vacation location, and if we may use your name—or at least part of your name. Do you have tips or suggestions that could make it easier for others who don’t want to drive—not only where to live, but how to live (getting groceries, social life, getting to work, or anything else that is important to others who don’t want to be car dependent. Are you living now either without a car or with little or no need to drive? Tell us your success story, and what has worked for you. We may be able to include it in our success story section. You can E-mail your letters and comments to myself, Steve or to Doug my webmaster