Archive for February, 2010
A thought on the disproportionate costs borne by cyclists and pedestrians
Posted by Erik on February 1st, 2010 filed in Carhead, Preapocalyptic technological dystopia, safety
I meant to post about the report just released by the Alliance for Biking and Walking that discusses the disproportionate costs borne by cyclists and pedestrians for safety measures, but I notice Mike McKisson over at TucsonVelo did a much better job than I would have and broke the results down for Tucson and Phoenix [...]
Read More..>>Car usage falls in U.S. for first time in decades
Posted by Erik on February 1st, 2010 filed in imminent death of car-based culture
So says Lester Brown of the Earth Policy Institute.
U.S. car usage is still massive, with 246 million motor vehicles in use — but that number is declining.
Between 1950 and 2008 more cars were added to our roads virtually every year, as the total fleet expanded steadily from 49 million to 250 million vehicles. In 2009, [...]