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Commentary: Car Free Day chaotic, but provides free civic space

Let us set the record straight: #2019ChangePresident supporters are not the first group to violate the no-politics rule on Car Free Day (CFD) in Jakarta — and they will not likely be the last. A clash between supporters of President Joko “Jokowi ... read more

Religion briefs for June 1

Sunday school will meet at 9:30 a.m. Bible Study ... Civic Orchestra, with artistic director Adam DePriest, will perform A Magical Armenia Music Fest at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, June 3, at St. John United Methodist Church, 104 Newberry St. Admission is free ... read more

Colleges Are No Match for American Poverty

By day ... the car-repair or water bill that could push a student to drop a class—or quit school for good. The school employs social workers who counsel students through these types of financial crises, runs a legal-aid clinic, and offers free mental ... read more

Guess we can forget about that Verrazano Bridge pathway (commentary)

Advocates say that a Verrazano pathway would provide a free link across the bridge for commuters ... Kind of defeats the benefit of a car-free ride across the Verrazano if you flood the neighborhood with vehicles, doesn't it? Either way, would the numbers ... read more

Rwanda: Towards Enhancing the Vitality of Urban Streets - a Case of Kigali's Car Free Zone

The move by the city council to convert part of KN4 Street into a 'car free zone' was a vehicle to deliver ... to blur the distinction between public and private space. Successful streets provide amenities to support a variety of activities. read more

Brussels: From a city for cars to a city for people

Recent actions such as demolishing the Reyers viaduct and making parts of the city centre car-free ... provide for some extra 80 (!) kilometers of new cycling lanes, including around the inner city ring where parking will have to give way to new ... read more

Canadian Car Buyers Immobilized by Ignorance and Greed

Seeking some anecdotal evidence, I probed my immense social circle on the possibility of importing a car. Most don’t even realize it ... In a delicious irony, a 2008 Honda Civic built in Ontario and exported to the U.S. could not, for a few months ... read more

What’s Your Walk Score?

The first thing to note about Walk Score—the company that tracks the “walkability” of locations around the world—is that its office, in the Laurelhurst section of Seattle, is not exactly a paragon of pedestrianism. Its address, 3503 NE 45 th St ... read more

Maybe climate change is closer than we think

It put a whole new - and rather ironic - spin on Jakarta's car-free day campaign to reduce pollution in the city. Australians remember the massive economic and political impact when Brisbane flooded two year ago - the disruption and cost to business ... read more

Commentary: Car Free Day chaotic, but provides free civic space

PREMIUM Let us set the record straight: #2019ChangePresident supporters are not the first group to violate the no-politics rule on Car Free Day (CFD) in Jakarta — and they will not likely be the last. A clash between supporters of President Joko ... read more