In 2000 Car Busters initiated the world's first global car-free day, a victorious day of actions on four continents reclaiming our streets and our lives from the automobile. All information for 2004 can now be found on the website of our parent organisation, World Carfree Network. Look there for all the usual resources, links, and - new this year - e-cards that you can send your friends and enemies alike.
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In the latest issue:
End of the Road?
Is there a future for the auto industry? Has the car culture reached the end of the road? Simply, is this the end? Indeed, these questions are on the lips of many people.... (more)Groningen. The World's Cycling City
In Groningen, the Netherlands' sixth largest city, the main form of transport is the bicycle. ... (more)Bicycling Empowerment Network. Cycling in Cape Town
Cape Town, and indeed South Africa, has first and third world communities living alongside one another. ... (more)Tackling Urban Sprawl: New Urbanism and Eco-Towns
Can eco-towns stop the sprawling suburbs? Urban sprawl is a modern phenomenon most prominent in the United States and spreading into parts of Europe, it has many consequences which include the rising carbon emissions from modern consuming habits such private car use. ... (more)Fighting the Current. Carfree Activities in Low-Income Cities
What do the cities of Lusaka (Zambia), Manila (Philippines), Hanoi (Vietnam), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Kathmandu (Nepal), and Bangalore (India) have in common? ... (more)From our archive:
Ciclovia! (Carbusters #37)
O-ba-MA! O-ba-MA!; Bicicletada Curitiba; Vancouver: A Two-Wheeled Tour
World Carfree Day 2008 (Carbusters #36)
Bike Sharing; B:C:Clettes; Interview: Professor Knoflacher
Make Love Not Car (Carbusters #35)
World Naked Bike Ride; Towards Carfree Cities Conference VIII; Interview: J.Harry Wray


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