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Germany Creates Experimental Car-Free Suburb : Chelsea Green

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A Fist Full of Scooters

 In keeping with this blog’s mission statement of talking about ways to go greener, save money and have fun, let me ask: have you considered a scooter for your second car?
   Especially here in the south it may make a lot of sense, if you primarily use the second car for small errands or local [...]

Spooky gets over 60mpg and not only is she a greener way to fly, she affords us a more intimate view of long horns, goats, and vultures along old two lane blue highways.
Here’s our route to New Braunfels from Austin:
Link to google map of [...]

There are perils to being on the bleeding edge of technology. If the cause is just then I will often take that risk because I like supporting useful tech at a time it needs the most support , at start up. Also because I am a straight up neophile & nerd.The thing is tho– electric [...]

Peak Oil Hausfrau: Retrofitting the Suburbs
Great post about confronting suburban rot (& the flight of the white collar class back to the cities) before it gets any worse.

try here– today only.

Calvin.gif, originally uploaded by punkgardener.

but there are other ways of getting around the block than hopping in your car or truck. You can walk, bike or take public transit. Or you can wait for an e-scooter that has some serious range and speed and is affordable. But that’ll be [...]