Title	Carfree Cities
Date	November 29, 2006
Presenters	Peter Broomes, Jason Meggs
Reading Material	ER293A Carfree Cities Presentation (12/6/2006)   http://carfree.com/   http://www.worldcarfree.net/resources/free.php   http://www.worldcarfree.net/resources/freesources/carfree_dev.pdf Carfree Cities, by J.H. Crawford. <2000> Published: Utrecht : International Books, 2000. Location(s): ENVI: HE305 .C73 2000; Green urbanism : learning from European cities / <2000> Author: Beatley, Timothy Published: Washington, D.C. : Island Press, c2000. Location(s): ENVI: HT241 .B437 2000; MOFF: HT241 .B437 2000;
Questions	1. Which is more environmentally sustainable: a brand new carfree city, or adapting an existing city to be carfree? 2. Will we ever see new carfree cities? Why or why not? How soon? Note that there *are* carfree cities and districts now, often due to water; Venice, Italy is a prime example as are many islands. For a sizeable list of carfree places, check this resource: Wikipedia: List of Carfree Places 3. Is the creation of carfree cities more a technical problem or a political problem? What is the most effective way to address these problems? Relatedly, a bonus question: how are the three goals of sustainable development (social, environmental, and economic) addressed by carfree cities? Are they all provided for? Does one suffer more than another? Does this vary, and if so, by what factors? Another bonus question: how can we quantify the health effects of a carfree city? How can that be part of the analysis of sustainability and part of effective policymaking?