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Benefits of being carfree

Barriers to biking

by Dorea 06.18.2012

When I talk to people about getting around more by bike, or any efforts to move towards less car dependence (but here the more relevant aspect is biking), I often say that even if things seem more inconvenient at first, you really can get to a place where life is more convenient, that it’s worth [...]

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True Life Stories of the Carfree: Annee, Moses, and their 5 kids, near Portland, OR

by Angela 04.27.2012
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We’re thrilled to bring you another installment of our continuing series on carfree families, this time featuring a Carfree Family who recently won an Alice Award for outstanding bicycle acheivement! If your family is carfree, we all need your inspiration, so drop us a line at carfreewithkids@gmail.com. If you already dropped us a line and didn’t hear [...]

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Unintentional Community

by Dorea 12.13.2011

In the sort of circles we travel in, there is often talk of “intentional community” and it is always considered a good thing. Sometimes “intentional community” is discussed in the context of “co-housing,” where folks own individual homes, but pool resources for common space and intentionally share things like meals, babysitting, and activities more than in [...]

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True Life Stories of the Carfree — Stacy, Brent, London (9), Elliot (7), Avery(4) & Oliver (1), Huntington WV

by Dorea 10.06.2011
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As the third in our series about families living carfree (that aren’t us, see also part I and part II), we have a wonderful contribution from Stacy, a mom of four (four!). Her family decreased from two cars to one over the summer, and recently completed a carfree month. We hope the insights she provides [...]

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Actually, we can’t afford a car

by Dorea 02.02.2011

We actively choose to live our lives without a car.  When our truck died, way back in 2004, we probably could have found enough money to get another one if we’d really wanted to.  We wouldn’t have been happy about it, but we could have done it.  Really though, we were just happy to see [...]

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Springtime in the Bike Lane

by Dorea 03.12.2010

Winter is a hard time of year for those of us who don’t drive. Now, it’s also hard for folks who drive, and at least we don’t have to dig a car out after storms or drive all over town trying to find parking during a snow emergency, but still, when all transport is by [...]

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In Praise of Car-Light Families

by Angela 01.20.2010

Occasionally, we worry that people get the wrong idea about us. I know that some readers out there probably think that we are environmental extremists, going to absurd lengths for our carfree cause. But to be honest, we’re fairly lazy people. Well, lazy might be taking things too far, but as parents of a three-and-a-half-year-old [...]

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These are the people in your neighborhood

by Dorea 11.22.2009

It was a beautiful New England fall day yesterday. Lots of folks were out and about in our neighborhood, and by the end of the day, I was reflecting on the riches living locally has brought to our life. We started the day at shabbat services, a 20 minute walk from our place, where we [...]

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Check out Shareable.net

by Angela 11.11.2009

Today, we have an article featured on Shareable.net, “How to be a carfree family.” Those of you who are carfree, car-light, or just interested in the lifestyle should check it out and leave a comment. Jeremy Adam Smith also has a great post up, “5 Ways My Son Benefits from a Carfree Life“. In fact, [...]

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On (not) using my body

by Dorea 07.27.2009

A recent article in the New Yorker combined with trying to get used to my post-partum body, has gotten me thinking. The article opens with research showing that Americans started gaining weight in the early 80s, after remaining relatively stable through the 60s and 70s, and that we’ve kept on gaining, and then launches into [...]

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