Going Car Free

Spotted this bike outside a local cafe. Talk about convenience - just 3 metres from the cafe table. I was also impressed with the carry-bags...

Recently i've been reading Cities as Sustainable Ecosystems by Peter Newman and Isabella Jennings. In it they quote some interesting st...

Who says you can't find a good park in the city? And it's so convenient!

Last time i wrote, i mentioned going to the Gold Coast. Well that has now happened, and it was great. I caught the train down there, and was...

This afternoon, i was walking to Toowong, and in passing one of those Asian al-fresco restaurants, i saw my friend Murray. I had a bit of ti...

One of the advantages of walking and cycling places is seeing people you know. Today was a good example of this. I headed to the shops and c...

I've previously mentioned my not-to-modern bike, the Repco Traveller (circa 1980-something). The occasional teasing doesn't bother m...

Today i came across a couple, who were looking to get to the city, but didn't know where to find the bus stop. Fair enough, it wasn'...

At my local shopping centre the area near the escalator is currently staked out by a gang of salespeople from a credit card company - which ...

Believe it or not this bike is owned by a guy who (by my guess) is around 70. I was walking to the shops when he sped past me!! The bit i li...