Anniversaries are a time for reflection, and with reflection should come change. Carbusters celebrates its 10th year of publication and the beginning of an important transitional stage. The editorial collective are honoured to be with Carbusters during this period, honoured to be part of Carbusters' transformation into something bigger and better. With the upcoming World Carfree Network AGM in Portland, Carbusters will hopefully acquire a new name, to fit with the changing direction of the carfree movement as a whole. We no longer simply "bust" cars, whether literally or metaphorically. We offer viable and realistic alternatives to the car and are the voice of the carfree community. Which is why we chose this front cover. It celebrates the last 10 years of car "busting", but remains tongue-in-cheek because we now represent so much more.

The upcoming months will hopefully bring a lot of change elsewhere; the Towards Carfree Cities Conference in Portland will celebrate carfree life, rethink mobility and rediscover proximity, it will move us one step further along the path to carfree cities - a reality that is closer than ever. The benefits of carfree and car-lite cities are becoming well known, and there are plenty of examples and success stories. Curitiba's development teaches us of how simple yet innovative transport planning can increase the quality of life in a city practically overnight, while the Masdar Initiative offers a glimpse into the carfree future. John Whitelegg offers us a step-by-step guide to better transportation, while Jaime Lerner informs us that every city in the world can improve in just three years. So what are we waiting for?

There are also changes on a smaller scale. Tom Druitt of the Big Lemon Bus Company provides a framework for public transportation in a post-peak oil future, intimately linked with the theories propounded by Rob Hopkins, founder of the Transition Towns initiative. Smaller still, we are led by brave families in the US, who have eschewed the car as their main mode of transport in favour of the bicycle. There are also changes on a conscious scale; environmental issues are becoming widespread in the arts. The Filmed by Bike Festival in Portland was the biggest in history, Berliners Martin Kaltwasser and Folke Kobberling bring their commentary on the SUV to art galleries in Berlin, Peter Styles releases his first environmental novel and Livebroadkast sings about the negative effects of biofuel production in his home country, Jamaica. It is a time of change.

But along with all this change, some things remain constant. After 10 years, the editorial collective still share communal meals, we still enjoy the odd Slivovice after work and we still deliver the magazines to the post office on an old handcart; and we remain eternally grateful for the continual support of our readers who make this all possible. Thank you.
- SF