Re: Car free London?

2007-10-03 Thread Charlie Bell
On 03/10/2007, at 11:07 AM, Dan Minettte wrote: u Yep. I'm still wondering what bits of London are 20 mins apart by car and hours apart by public transport (apart from at 3am, at which time most of London is 20 mins by car and unreachable at all by public transport...). I thought it would

Re: Car free London?

2007-10-02 Thread Charlie Bell
On 30/09/2007, at 8:50 PM, Gary Nunn wrote: Holy Cow!! I make a post and step away for a few weeks and find this topic ran rampant - and I missed it! Yep. I'm still wondering what bits of London are 20 mins apart by car and hours apart by public transport (apart from at 3am, at

Re: Car free London?

2007-10-02 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 09:25 AM Tuesday 10/2/2007, Charlie Bell wrote: On 30/09/2007, at 8:50 PM, Gary Nunn wrote: Holy Cow!! I make a post and step away for a few weeks and find this topic ran rampant - and I missed it! Yep. I'm still wondering what bits of London are 20 mins apart by car and hours

Re: Car free London?

2007-10-02 Thread Julia Thompson
On Tue, 2 Oct 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: Yes, hypothetically you could take along a bicycle but at least here according to the policies sometimes printed on bus schedules and posted at the terminal and inside buses bicycles must be loaded on to a rack on the outside of the bus and

Re: Car free London?

2007-10-02 Thread William T Goodall
On 2 Oct 2007, at 22:38, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: At 09:25 AM Tuesday 10/2/2007, Charlie Bell wrote: On 30/09/2007, at 8:50 PM, Gary Nunn wrote: Holy Cow!! I make a post and step away for a few weeks and find this topic ran rampant - and I missed it! Yep. I'm still wondering what

RE: Car free London?

2007-10-02 Thread Dan Minettte
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charlie Bell Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 9:25 AM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: Car free London? On 30/09/2007, at 8:50 PM, Gary Nunn wrote: Holy Cow!! I make a post

Re: Car free London?

2007-10-02 Thread Trent Shipley
On Tuesday 2007-10-02 17:11, William T Goodall wrote: On 2 Oct 2007, at 22:38, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: At 09:25 AM Tuesday 10/2/2007, Charlie Bell wrote: On 30/09/2007, at 8:50 PM, Gary Nunn wrote: Holy Cow!! I make a post and step away for a few weeks and find this topic ran rampant

Re: Car free London?

2007-10-02 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 07:11 PM Tuesday 10/2/2007, William T Goodall wrote: Sounds like your public transport is designed by people who want to discredit public transport. But at least the lead story on the local news today there was an announcement that they are raising the fare . . . -- Ronn! :)

RE: Car free London?

2007-09-30 Thread Gary Nunn
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Land Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 7:34 PM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: Car free London? On Sep 17, 2007, at 9:21 PM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: At 09:34 AM Monday 9/17/2007, Nick Arnett wrote: My commute varies tremendously. Sometimes I

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-20 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: Charlie Bell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 4:21 PM Subject: Re: Car free London? On 18/09/2007, at 12:34 AM, Alberto Monteiro wrote: Julia Thompson wrote: Question: How much does a good

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-19 Thread Charlie Bell
On 18/09/2007, at 1:47 AM, Dan Minettte wrote: Calculations show that a car-free inner London scenario equates to a 49% reduction in emissions7. Because most London car trips are within outer London, changes in inner London boroughs alone were not found to be sufficient to meet the

RE: Car free London?

2007-09-19 Thread Dan Minettte
I saw this email a bit lateso I'm responding out of sequence. Why would you like to submit that proposition why you have just agreed that I am right? I didn't. A conversion of 90% of the 8 km or less transits to active transportation (which I take to imply self propelled such as

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-19 Thread Martin Lewis
On 9/19/07, Dan Minettte [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why would you like to submit that proposition why you have just agreed that I am right? I didn't. A conversion of 90% of the 8 km or less transits to active transportation (which I take to imply self propelled such as hiking, biking,

RE: Car free London?

2007-09-19 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Dan Minettte blasphemed: There are times, as with Brin's argument that GWB follows orders from Saudi Arabia, that I believe that reasonable people should not accept such an argument. !!! Die, herectic scum!!! Alberto Monteiro ___

RE: Car free London?

2007-09-19 Thread Julia Thompson
On Wed, 19 Sep 2007, Alberto Monteiro wrote: Dan Minettte blasphemed: There are times, as with Brin's argument that GWB follows orders from Saudi Arabia, that I believe that reasonable people should not accept such an argument. !!! Die, herectic scum!!! Oh, goody! Holy war!

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-19 Thread Julia Thompson
On Sun, 16 Sep 2007, Dave Land wrote: Folks, I apologize that I wound up the twit. Dave Was that really necessary? Sheesh. Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-19 Thread Dave Land
On Sep 19, 2007, at 10:29 AM, Julia Thompson wrote: On Sun, 16 Sep 2007, Dave Land wrote: Folks, I apologize that I wound up the twit. Dave Was that really necessary? Sheesh. Probably not. Apologies to all, especially Martin. Personal attacks are not welcome on Brin-L and I am

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-18 Thread Mauro Diotallevi
On 9/17/07, Alberto Monteiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: BTW, Rio de Janeiro was slowly turning car-free, but recent (1990-2000) movements towards a suburb (Barra da Tijuca) reversed it. Some neighbourhoods of Rio suffer heavily as they became passing areas for those suburbans (NB: a term that

RE: Car free London?

2007-09-18 Thread Horn, John
On Behalf Of Julia Thompson If I told you where I got my underwear, would that help? Julia http://www.victoriassecret.com/ Is that a work-safe link? grin Somehow I doubt it... - jmh CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use

RE: Car free London?

2007-09-18 Thread Julia Thompson
On Tue, 18 Sep 2007, Horn, John wrote: On Behalf Of Julia Thompson If I told you where I got my underwear, would that help? Julia http://www.victoriassecret.com/ Is that a work-safe link? grin Somehow I doubt it... - jmh It's a shopping site. If lingere is a problem at

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-18 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Mauro Diotallevi wrote: (NB: a term that is highly derogatory here...) Passing areas or suburbans? Suburbans. Alberto Monteiro ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-18 Thread Julia Thompson
On Tue, 18 Sep 2007, Alberto Monteiro wrote: Mauro Diotallevi wrote: (NB: a term that is highly derogatory here...) Passing areas or suburbans? Suburbans. Alberto Monteiro I drive one. Then again, I'm highly amused by the minivan (painted to make its sides look like brick walls,

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-18 Thread Dave Land
On Sep 17, 2007, at 9:21 PM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: At 09:34 AM Monday 9/17/2007, Nick Arnett wrote: My commute varies tremendously. Sometimes I stop in the bathroom on the way from our bedroom to the ofice. That probably triples my time. Have you tried getting more fiber in your diet?

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-17 Thread Charlie Bell
On 17/09/2007, at 1:06 PM, Dan Minettte wrote: Well, technically, the proposal doesn't force people to walk. There could be mass transit on each and every street, I suppose. It's just that any realistic implementation of the proposal would force people who are not capable of

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-17 Thread Martin Lewis
On 9/17/07, Dan Minettte [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The conversation went like this: Gary makes a massive strawman about forcing people to walk. Well, technically, the proposal doesn't force people to walk. snip I point out this is massive strawman. Point out implies that your

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-17 Thread Charlie Bell
Never, ever post a private message to a mailing list. It is an unconscionable breach of netiquette. Oddly enough, I think that replying to an onlist post offlist is pretty poor netiquette. If you wish to berate someone for their behaviour onlist, do it onlist or not at all. It's called

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-17 Thread Julia Thompson
On Mon, 17 Sep 2007, Martin Lewis wrote: On 9/14/07, Gary Nunn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: London's Emissions Targets For 2030 Will Only Be Reached By Banning Cars Related in two ways to that link, I read this in the paper today: Cycling England says a 20% increase in bicycle journeys would

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-17 Thread Martin Lewis
On 9/14/07, Gary Nunn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: London's Emissions Targets For 2030 Will Only Be Reached By Banning Cars Related in two ways to that link, I read this in the paper today: Cycling England says a 20% increase in bicycle journeys would lower healthcare costs and reduce congestion.

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-17 Thread Nick Arnett
On 9/15/07, jon louis mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: the fact is that the oil and automobile industries are critical to global capitalism and i do not see those powerful lobbies allowing alternative modes of transportation to develop. I would hope that it's not that simple... but for those

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-17 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Julia Thompson wrote: Question: How much does a good bike (good for riding around London) cost? (Wondering how good a selling point this is; if it pays for itself in 2 years, that's a good deal, IMO.) I don't think this is the correct reasoning. How much biofuel does a human being

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-17 Thread Julia Thompson
On Mon, 17 Sep 2007, Nick Arnett wrote: My commute varies tremendously. Sometimes I stop in the bathroom on the way from our bedroom to the ofice. That probably triples my time. Telecommuting is good. :) You may not even need to stop to get dressed! (Although it's recommended you be

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-17 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Nick Arnett wrote: I would hope that it's not that simple... but for those who don't know the history, there is a very sad story from the 1950s of how automobile and related industries destroyed much of America's mass transit infrastructure... in the name of progress. The promise was that

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-17 Thread PAT MATHEWS
I want to add my two cents about car-free anything, since the University of New Mexico is working very hard to become a car-free campus - at the age of 68 and in hot weather, walking any distance is exhausting. There have been days I've tried to do so for my health and have come home and been

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-17 Thread Martin Lewis
On 9/17/07, Alberto Monteiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: does a human being consume, when we compare to a car? It certainly makes no sense to use a car to go to work and back, and then spend a couple of hours in the gym, but most people already do enough physical exercise not to need that extra

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-17 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Martin Lewis wrote: does a human being consume, when we compare to a car? It certainly makes no sense to use a car to go to work and back, and then spend a couple of hours in the gym, but most people already do enough physical exercise not to need that extra time. Is this true? Most =

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-17 Thread Julia Thompson
On Mon, 17 Sep 2007, Alberto Monteiro wrote: Martin Lewis wrote: does a human being consume, when we compare to a car? It certainly makes no sense to use a car to go to work and back, and then spend a couple of hours in the gym, but most people already do enough physical exercise not to

RE: Car free London?

2007-09-17 Thread Dan Minettte
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charlie Bell Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 3:32 AM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: Car free London? On 17/09/2007, at 1:06 PM, Dan Minettte wrote: Well, technically, the proposal

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-17 Thread Martin Lewis
On 9/17/07, Dan Minettte [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's not a proposal that forces anyone to do anything, especially if you're talking about the centre of London (within the Circle Line area, which seems to be the general idea). That would be a lot more practical, but I don't think that's

Netiquette (was Re: Car free London?)

2007-09-17 Thread Dave Land
On Sep 17, 2007, at 3:57 AM, Charlie Bell wrote: Never, ever post a private message to a mailing list. It is an unconscionable breach of netiquette. Oddly enough, I think that replying to an onlist post offlist is pretty poor netiquette. If you wish to berate someone for their behaviour

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-17 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Martin Lewis wrote: It is hard to overestimate the amount of effort that would be required to elminate cars from London. It may not be designed around the car in the same way American cities but that is still very often the default planning assumption. Achieving a car free London would

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-17 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 09:09 AM Monday 9/17/2007, Martin Lewis wrote: On 9/14/07, Gary Nunn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: London's Emissions Targets For 2030 Will Only Be Reached By Banning Cars Related in two ways to that link, I read this in the paper today: Cycling England says a 20% increase in bicycle journeys

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-17 Thread Charlie Bell
On 18/09/2007, at 12:34 AM, Alberto Monteiro wrote: Julia Thompson wrote: Question: How much does a good bike (good for riding around London) cost? (Wondering how good a selling point this is; if it pays for itself in 2 years, that's a good deal, IMO.) I don't think this is the correct

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-17 Thread Charlie Bell
On 18/09/2007, at 1:47 AM, Dan Minettte wrote: Finally, are you arguing that those people who do drive in greater London are just a bunch of idiots who could do much better if only they used public transportation instead? I'll answer the rest later as I'm just heading off to work, but

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-17 Thread Charlie Bell
On 18/09/2007, at 12:27 AM, Julia Thompson wrote: Question: How much does a good bike (good for riding around London) cost? (Wondering how good a selling point this is; if it pays for itself in 2 years, that's a good deal, IMO.) Answer one - as much as you want to spend. OK, I'm

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-17 Thread Robert Seeberger
On 9/17/2007 5:57:42 AM, Charlie Bell ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Never, ever post a private message to a mailing list. It is an unconscionable breach of netiquette. Oddly enough, I think that replying to an onlist post offlist is pretty poor netiquette. If you wish to berate someone for

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-17 Thread Robert Seeberger
On 9/17/2007 9:36:08 AM, Julia Thompson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: On Mon, 17 Sep 2007, Nick Arnett wrote: My commute varies tremendously. Sometimes I stop in the bathroom on the way from our bedroom to the ofice. That probably triples my time. Telecommuting is good. :) You may

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-17 Thread Robert Seeberger
On 9/17/2007 4:51:13 PM, Julia Thompson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: On Mon, 17 Sep 2007, Robert Seeberger wrote: On 9/17/2007 9:36:08 AM, Julia Thompson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: On Mon, 17 Sep 2007, Nick Arnett wrote: My commute varies tremendously. Sometimes I stop in the

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-17 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Charlie Bell wrote: Question: How much does a good bike (good for riding around London) cost? (Wondering how good a selling point this is; if it pays for itself in 2 years, that's a good deal, IMO.) I don't think this is the correct reasoning. It's part of the reasoning, and it's the

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-17 Thread Julia Thompson
On Mon, 17 Sep 2007, Alberto Monteiro wrote: Charlie Bell wrote: Question: How much does a good bike (good for riding around London) cost? (Wondering how good a selling point this is; if it pays for itself in 2 years, that's a good deal, IMO.) I don't think this is the correct

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-17 Thread Charlie Bell
On 18/09/2007, at 12:19 AM, PAT MATHEWS wrote: I tried to re-acquire a bicycle and ride it and found I was no longer secure in my balance. You are the perfect candidate to discover the joys of triking. I have read story after story by people who rediscovered the joys of cycling

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-17 Thread Julia Thompson
On Mon, 17 Sep 2007, Robert Seeberger wrote: On 9/17/2007 4:51:13 PM, Julia Thompson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: On Mon, 17 Sep 2007, Robert Seeberger wrote: On 9/17/2007 9:36:08 AM, Julia Thompson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: On Mon, 17 Sep 2007, Nick Arnett wrote: My commute varies

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-17 Thread Julia Thompson
On Mon, 17 Sep 2007, Robert Seeberger wrote: On 9/17/2007 9:36:08 AM, Julia Thompson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: On Mon, 17 Sep 2007, Nick Arnett wrote: My commute varies tremendously. Sometimes I stop in the bathroom on the way from our bedroom to the ofice. That probably triples my

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-17 Thread Julia Thompson
On Mon, 17 Sep 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: And while London and some other cities like New York City do have public transportation systems which allow many people to get by quite well without owning and driving a car (although when it comes to subways or elevated trains many people

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-17 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 02:34 PM Monday 9/17/2007, Martin Lewis wrote: On 9/17/07, Ronn! Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (particularly most cities in the US) do not. So we naturally wonder if a car ban is implemented in London and proves successful in reducing emissions how soon it will be before it is

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-17 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 03:23 PM Monday 9/17/2007, Julia Thompson wrote: On Mon, 17 Sep 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: And while London and some other cities like New York City do have public transportation systems which allow many people to get by quite well without owning and driving a car (although when it

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-17 Thread Martin Lewis
On 9/17/07, Ronn! Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (particularly most cities in the US) do not. So we naturally wonder if a car ban is implemented in London and proves successful in reducing emissions how soon it will be before it is suggested or implemented in other cities, including

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-17 Thread Julia Thompson
On Mon, 17 Sep 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: At 03:23 PM Monday 9/17/2007, Julia Thompson wrote: On Mon, 17 Sep 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: And while London and some other cities like New York City do have public transportation systems which allow many people to get by quite well

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-17 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 05:09 PM Monday 9/17/2007, Julia Thompson wrote: On Mon, 17 Sep 2007, Robert Seeberger wrote: On 9/17/2007 4:51:13 PM, Julia Thompson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: On Mon, 17 Sep 2007, Robert Seeberger wrote: On 9/17/2007 9:36:08 AM, Julia Thompson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: On Mon, 17 Sep

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-17 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 09:34 AM Monday 9/17/2007, Nick Arnett wrote: My commute varies tremendously. Sometimes I stop in the bathroom on the way from our bedroom to the ofice. That probably triples my time. Have you tried getting more fiber in your diet? -- Ronn! :)

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-17 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 09:34 AM Monday 9/17/2007, Alberto Monteiro wrote: Julia Thompson wrote: Question: How much does a good bike (good for riding around London) cost? (Wondering how good a selling point this is; if it pays for itself in 2 years, that's a good deal, IMO.) I don't think this is the

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-16 Thread Charlie Bell
On 16/09/2007, at 6:21 AM, Dan Minette wrote: Now, Charlie Rob and I do not live in London, so our experiences do not directly translate. No, but I did grow up in London, and used a bike pretty much exclusively there too. And it was likewise far quicker by bike there too, because I

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-16 Thread Martin Lewis
Please don't respond to me off-list. If you have something to say to me you can say it in front of everyone. On 9/16/07, Dave Land [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Martin, Responding off list so that this rant doesn't ruin a perfectly interesting conversation. Quoting from the dictionary is not

RE: Car free London?

2007-09-16 Thread Dan Minettte
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Lewis Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 4:36 AM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: Car free London? The conversation went like this: Gary makes a massive strawman about forcing

RE: Car free London?

2007-09-16 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 10:06 PM Sunday 9/16/2007, Dan Minettte wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Lewis Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 4:36 AM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: Car free London? The conversation went like

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-16 Thread Dave Land
Folks, I apologize that I wound up the twit. Dave On Sep 16, 2007, at 2:14 PM, Martin Lewis wrote: Please don't respond to me off-list. If you have something to say to me you can say it in front of everyone. On 9/16/07, Dave Land [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Martin, Responding off list so

RE: Car free London?

2007-09-16 Thread Julia Thompson
On Sun, 16 Sep 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: At 10:06 PM Sunday 9/16/2007, Dan Minettte wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Lewis Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 4:36 AM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: Car

RE: Car free London?

2007-09-16 Thread Dan Minettte
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Julia Thompson Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 11:10 PM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: RE: Car free London? On Sun, 16 Sep 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: At 10:06 PM Sunday 9/16/2007

RE: Car free London?

2007-09-16 Thread Dan Minettte
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dan Minettte Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 11:22 PM To: 'Killer Bs Discussion' Subject: RE: Car free London? in Geneva in only 20 minutes or so. Or even getting from one to the other without

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-15 Thread Martin Lewis
On 9/15/07, Ronn! Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is basic reading comprehension too much to ask? Perhaps we have different ideas of what constitutes basic reading comprehension here. If so, could you perhaps clarify? The conversation went like this: Gary makes a massive strawman

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-15 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 10:36 PM Friday 9/14/2007, jon louis mann wrote: i suspect a lot of the younger people i see with the placard are scamming, unless they are using a cane; Were you that guy who that time I was waiting for the light to change to cross the street said You're too young to need a cane!? -- Ronn!

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-15 Thread Julia Thompson
On Fri, 14 Sep 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: At 04:53 PM Friday 9/14/2007, Julia Thompson wrote: On Fri, 14 Sep 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: At 02:00 PM Friday 9/14/2007, jon louis mann wrote: They don't conviently forget it. You are the only person who has mentioned forcing people

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-15 Thread Julia Thompson
On Sat, 15 Sep 2007, Charlie Bell wrote: On 15/09/2007, at 6:01 AM, Andrew Crystall wrote: What's mysterious about it? People take extra time to get into work, this costs. Time to work for me: Car: 40 mins Train: 40 mins Tram: 45 mins Bicycle: 25 mins. Charlie Yes, but. Lance

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-15 Thread Robert Seeberger
On 9/14/2007 8:42:51 PM, Charlie Bell ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: On 15/09/2007, at 6:01 AM, Andrew Crystall wrote: What's mysterious about it? People take extra time to get into work, this costs. Time to work for me: Car: 40 mins Train: 40 mins Tram: 45 mins Bicycle: 25 mins.

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-15 Thread Dan Minette
Rob wrote: It is quite clear you don't live in Houston.G For me it would work out: Car: 40 minutes (realistically, probably over an hour)Train: N/ATram: N/ABus: 60 minutesBicycle: 2+ hours I think I have you beat: each way my commute to a customer I need to work on site twice/week is:

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-15 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 3:21 PM Subject: Re: Car free London? Rob wrote: It is quite clear you don't live in Houston.G For me it would work out: Car: 40 minutes (realistically, probably over

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-15 Thread jon louis mann
all i am saying is that there are a lot of yuppie looking people in los angeles that seem to be driving beemers with handicapped placards... this is a city with rather shallow values. i have lived here since 1965 and have seen the progressION. jon You call that _pro_gress? :P -- Ronn! :)

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-15 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 06:16 PM Saturday 9/15/2007, jon louis mann wrote: all i am saying is that there are a lot of yuppie looking people in los angeles that seem to be driving beemers with handicapped placards... this is a city with rather shallow values. i have lived here since 1965 and have seen the

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-14 Thread Martin Lewis
On 9/14/07, Gary Nunn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Whatever politicians that may be in power if this scenario would came true, would definitely not be in power much longer. Why? There's an interesting paragraph about the potential health benefits of a car free London, but I see they

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-14 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 07:58 AM Friday 9/14/2007, Gary Nunn wrote: Whatever politicians that may be in power if this scenario would came true, would definitely not be in power much longer. There's an interesting paragraph about the potential health benefits of a car free London, but I see they conveniently

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-14 Thread Martin Lewis
On 9/14/07, Andrew Crystall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They don't conviently forget it. You are the only person who has mentioned forcing people to walk. Untrue. They didn't analyse a single negative factor. The increased travel times, the added stress and so on, whioch would need to be

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-14 Thread Andrew Crystall
On 14 Sep 2007 at 20:53, Martin Lewis wrote: On 9/14/07, Andrew Crystall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They don't conviently forget it. You are the only person who has mentioned forcing people to walk. Untrue. They didn't analyse a single negative factor. The increased travel times,

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-14 Thread Andrew Crystall
On 14 Sep 2007 at 14:19, Martin Lewis wrote: They don't conviently forget it. You are the only person who has mentioned forcing people to walk. Untrue. They didn't analyse a single negative factor. The increased travel times, the added stress and so on, whioch would need to be fully

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-14 Thread Martin Lewis
On 9/14/07, Andrew Crystall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They don't conviently forget it. You are the only person who has mentioned forcing people to walk. Untrue. They didn't analyse a single negative factor. The increased travel times, the added stress and so on, whioch would need

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-14 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 02:00 PM Friday 9/14/2007, jon louis mann wrote: They don't conviently forget it. You are the only person who has mentioned forcing people to walk. Martin what about electric cars exemptions for those who can prove they can't ambulate; i see yuppies in their bmws all the time with

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-14 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 03:10 PM Friday 9/14/2007, Martin Lewis wrote: What do these hypothetical costs that you have shown no evidence for got to do with reducing emissions? Martin They present reasons why the proposal (at least as it is described in the article referenced) is unrealistic. -- Ronn! :)

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-14 Thread Julia Thompson
On Fri, 14 Sep 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: At 02:00 PM Friday 9/14/2007, jon louis mann wrote: They don't conviently forget it. You are the only person who has mentioned forcing people to walk. Martin what about electric cars exemptions for those who can prove they can't ambulate; i

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-14 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 04:53 PM Friday 9/14/2007, Julia Thompson wrote: On Fri, 14 Sep 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: At 02:00 PM Friday 9/14/2007, jon louis mann wrote: They don't conviently forget it. You are the only person who has mentioned forcing people to walk. Martin what about electric cars

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-14 Thread Martin Lewis
On 9/14/07, Ronn! Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What do these hypothetical costs that you have shown no evidence for got to do with reducing emissions? They present reasons why the proposal (at least as it is described in the article referenced) is unrealistic. You could indeed

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-14 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 07:01 PM Friday 9/14/2007, Martin Lewis wrote: On 9/14/07, Ronn! Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What do these hypothetical costs that you have shown no evidence for got to do with reducing emissions? They present reasons why the proposal (at least as it is described in the

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-14 Thread Martin Lewis
On 9/15/07, Ronn! Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What do these hypothetical costs that you have shown no evidence for got to do with reducing emissions? They present reasons why the proposal (at least as it is described in the article referenced) is unrealistic. You

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-14 Thread Dave Land
On Sep 14, 2007, at 5:28 PM, Martin Lewis wrote: On 9/15/07, Ronn! Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You could indeed present several reasons why the proposal is difficult and possibly unwise to implement. This would be a non sequitar, of course, but hey.

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-14 Thread Martin Lewis
On 9/15/07, Dave Land [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please tell me you didn't have to look that up. Or do you just have such contempt for your audience that you assume they don't understand the conversation that is taking place? Ronn's point seems to be that _you_ should have looked it up.

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-14 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 07:28 PM Friday 9/14/2007, Martin Lewis wrote: On 9/15/07, Ronn! Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What do these hypothetical costs that you have shown no evidence for got to do with reducing emissions? They present reasons why the proposal (at least as it is described in

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-14 Thread Charlie Bell
On 15/09/2007, at 6:01 AM, Andrew Crystall wrote: What's mysterious about it? People take extra time to get into work, this costs. Time to work for me: Car: 40 mins Train: 40 mins Tram: 45 mins Bicycle: 25 mins. Charlie ___

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-14 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 08:42 PM Friday 9/14/2007, Charlie Bell wrote: On 15/09/2007, at 6:01 AM, Andrew Crystall wrote: What's mysterious about it? People take extra time to get into work, this costs. Time to work for me: Car: 40 mins Train: 40 mins Tram: 45 mins Bicycle: 25 mins. Charlie By comparison,

Re: Car free London?

2007-09-14 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 09:44 PM Friday 9/14/2007, jon louis mann wrote: And if you see one of them going from handicapped parking space to business, you might think they acquired the placard illegally. If there's some system in place for electric cabs or something, that would make the solution more