Re: How about car-free cities?/ Liberer nos villes des autos?

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From: RLW
Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 00:00

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Orval Fairbairn wrote:

> The fact is, most people don't want to live crowded together in cities.
> City life is obsolete, 

This is too big a question to address comprehensively, but let me just
point out one advantage from a bicycle rider's point of view.  In the
winter, the streets are plowed - and quickly - and you can continue to
ride your bike.  In the country, this is much more sporadic.

Another one:  if you're an avid bike rider, an urban area offers a much
wider variety of routes, to keep life interesting, and a much wider
variety of things to see along the routes.

I grew up in the north woods of Wisconsin, and while I have great
affection for it, the only variety in much of the countryside is how
high the pine and poplar are - depending on how many years since the
last cutting.  As for route selection, you have one road.  Your choice
is north or south on that road.

Ron Wallenfang

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From: RLW <RLW@quarles.com>
Subject: Re: How about car-free cities?/ Liberer nos villes des autos?
Date: 1999/05/20
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