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Angela is a professor of mathematics at Lesley University and enjoys gardening, reading, and talking to people about her bike. She's the proud mother of two cute kids, H and R.

Parking Permits for the Carfree

by Angela 02.23.2011

Like many other Cambridge residents, we recently had to renew our parking permit. Yes, we get a parking permit, but it’s a temporary pass which we let visitors use, since our condo has only residential street parking available. This year the rates went up to $20, which is no problem. I’m happy to pay for [...]

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Toys: Can’t Live With ‘Em, Can’t Flush ‘Em Down the Toilet

by Angela 08.20.2010

A friend recently asked us to make a post about how we simplify and de-clutter kids’ toys. My immediate response was, “If you’ve got an answer to that problem, I’d love to hear it, but I sure don’t!” But then I thought about it a little more and I realized that we have done a [...]

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Carfree Roundup August 17, 2010

by Angela 08.17.2010

We’ve been reading with interest the series at Car Free Days about moving your kids from cargo to self-propelled riders: Check out the latest installments — “It’s not you, it’s me” and “Look Both Ways.” Great inspiration and practical ideas for everyone who hasn’t yet made it through that transition. This post by Adrienne of [...]

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Carfree Camping in Provincetown

by Angela 08.09.2010

We recently returned from a delightful trip to Provincetown on Cape Cod with the whole family, including my mom. We went there specifically for Family Week and we had a blast. And we camped. And of course the whole thing was done carfree. Here’s what we did. Angela was the one who acquired much of [...]

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Cambridge Kidical Mass Report

by Angela 07.20.2010

The first ever Cambridge Kidical Mass ride was a big success! We had about 24 bikes and 40 participants, young and old. The Cambridge Bike Police provided fabulous support for the ride, and really helped things run smoothly. It felt so nice to be surrounded by fellow families of bikers, and to feel so supported [...]

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Carfree roundup July 7

by Angela 07.07.2010

For you, a little news In the depressing news departments, we’re all cutting transit funding and apparently a recent survey says that Americans want it that way — we’d much rather cut transit than highway spending. But from the better news department, Portland, Oregon, is rapidly becoming the city we love to hate around my [...]

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Kidical Mass North Cambridge

by Angela 06.16.2010

We’re leading a Kidical Mass ride in North Cambridge this summer! The will be on July 18th at 10am, starting and ending in Rev. Williams park (corner of Cedar and Dudley). This will be a 3-mile ride on roads and bikepaths for parents and kids. Take a look at the route. The ride will start [...]

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How common is courtesy?

by Angela 06.02.2010

This past weekend, my family took a walk to see the red-tailed hawks nesting in our neighborhood. On the way home, Dorea was yelled at by a fast-moving biker for stopping to say hello to someone. At the time we were on a sidewalk which is also used as a bike path, but contains primarily [...]

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Stuff

by Angela 04.09.2010

Last night I had the great fortune of getting to hear some words from Anne Leonard at the Consuming Kids Summit and I got to re-watch the Story of Stuff on a big screen. I hadn’t seen the film in a while and of course it inspired me to reduce my consumption and waste. Leonard [...]

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