Carfree Cities proposes a delightful solution to the vexing problem of urban automobiles. The New Colonist explores environmental and lifestyle issues for dedicated city lovers, urban activists, and refugees from sprawl development. Includes feature articles, essays, interactive surveys, and city guides, written with an emphasis on community life and sustainability. EcoPlan International is an independent consulting and advisory group working with business and governments on projects, plans, and problems which are marked by rapid technological or environmental change. Founded in 1967, the work of the group is interdisciplinary and international.
Assignments are more oriented to decision support than research per se.
Also includes The Commons, a collaborative international undertaking created in 1994 by Eric Britton and his colleagues at EcoPlan. ISTP's carfree housing page has had a major update and features seven case studies of carfree housing projects, including Amsterdam, Cologne, Edinburgh, Freiburg, Hamburg, and Vienna. Neal Peirce's column on carfree cities Platform Binnenstad Autovrij is working to make the center of Amsterdam a car-free paradise. Although the residents of the inner city have supported this move, the city government has done little to implement the necessary changes, despite its adoption of policies to significantly reduce automobile traffic. English-language summaries are available.