From the category archives:

True Life Stories of the Carfree

True Life Stories of the Carfree: Leigh and her family of four, West suburbs of Chicago

by Angela 08.14.2012
Thumbnail image for True Life Stories of the Carfree: Leigh and her family of four, West suburbs of Chicago

How is it August already? Our summer has been so filled with fun that we keep getting too distracted to write about. Instead, we’ve got another carfree family for inspiration for us and all of you. Leigh writes below about being a carfee family of four that relies primarily on walking and transit. If your [...]

4 comments Read the full article →

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

by Angela 04.27.2012
Thumbnail image for True Life Stories of the Carfree: Annee, Moses, and their 5 kids, near Portland, OR

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 [...]

8 comments Read the full article →

True Life Stories of the Carfree: Carla, Adam, Rosa (4), and Quincy (2), Seattle WA

by Angela 02.20.2012

Here is the fifth in our series about families living carfree — please let us know if you would like us to feature your family! This installments comes from an interview with Carla Saulter, who is better known as Bus Chick. I was able to talk to Carla on the phone a while back about [...]

6 comments Read the full article →

True Life Stories of the Carfree– Melanie, Michael, Ryan (4) and Sarah (2). Winnipeg, Manitoba

by Dorea 11.20.2011
Thumbnail image for True Life Stories of the Carfree– Melanie, Michael, Ryan (4) and Sarah (2). Winnipeg, Manitoba

In the fourth of our series about carfree families (that aren’t us), we turn to Melanie & Michael of Winnipeg, Manitoba, to provide us with some serious inspiration for winter riding as the weather gets colder. Are you a carfree with kids? Would you like to share your story? Please contact us at carfreewithkids at [...]

12 comments Read the full article →

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

by Dorea 10.06.2011
Thumbnail image for True Life Stories of the Carfree — Stacy, Brent, London (9), Elliot (7), Avery(4) & Oliver (1), Huntington WV

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 [...]

2 comments Read the full article →

True Life Stories of the Carfree- Mary, Xaq and Darwin (3), Rochester NY

by Dorea 09.06.2011
Thumbnail image for True Life Stories of the Carfree- Mary, Xaq and Darwin (3), Rochester NY

In the second of our series (see part I here) of guest posts and interviews with families (that aren’t us) living carfree, we introduce Mary, Xaq and Darwin (age 3) living completely carfree in Rochester NY, despite some truly impressive winters. They provide a wonderful example of a family living beautifully carfree (relying largely on [...]

6 comments Read the full article →

True Life Stories of the Carfree- Mira, James & Jesse in Arlington, MA

by Dorea 08.19.2011
Thumbnail image for True Life Stories of the Carfree- Mira, James & Jesse in Arlington, MA

Welcome to the first post in an occasional series about families (that aren’t us) living carfree. We’re hoping to share stories of how families make carfree life work in different areas, using a variety of solutions for transportation and other issues. If you are a carfree family, drop us a line — we’d love to [...]

10 comments Read the full article →