Shareable.net published my article about Paul and Monica Adkins, who live car-free with four kids. Their enthusiasm for simple living is contagious. And the amazing photographer Jayce Giddens took beautiful photographs of the Adkins cycling through fall leaves to accompany the story. The article begins: Paul Adkins rode a Yamaha 60 motorcycle when he was…
Do you want to leave the traffic jams, parking, and high gas prices at home when you head out for your vacation this summer? Make it a car-free trip. (Bonus: you’ll feel great about conserving gasoline as we watch oil spew into the Gulf.) Here are a few tips for a successful get-away sans the…
(Originally published September 14, 2009, reprinted in celebration of National Bike Month) The 5 U.S. cities (1,000+ population) with the least car ownership* (2000 census): Hooper Bay, Alaska (Pop. 1022) – 95.65% of households car-free. New Square Village, NY (Pop. 4707) – 73.77% of households car-free. Kaser Village, NY (Pop. 3299) – 68.57% of households car-free. Kiryas…
That’s right, car-free living is in the news this week. The New York Times featured a story, “Is Happiness Still That New Car Smell?” by Micheline Maynard about the increasing trend of people going car-free because of the recession. Maynard writes, “The recession and a growing awareness of the environment are causing many people to…
I used to run a few miles every morning. On the rare days I didn’t run, I swam laps, played tennis, hiked in the woods, or went on a bike ride. And I owned a library of yoga and pilates DVDs. These days I hardly even think about exercise, and the tennis rackets and workout…
The 5 U.S. cities (1,000+ population) with the least car ownership* (2000 census): Hooper Bay, Alaska (Pop. 1022) – 95.65% of households car-free. New Square Village, NY (Pop. 4707) – 73.77% of households car-free. Kaser Village, NY (Pop. 3299) – 68.57% of households car-free. Kiryas Joel Village, NY – (Pop. 13,214) – 57.78% of households car-free. Kotzebue, Alaska –…