tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580218268291985619.post5142134201688931437..comments2024-03-12T22:45:16.628-04:00Comments on the beat bike blog: Car Free: A blessing and a cursechillwillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10374108424504518282noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580218268291985619.post-52950593468828746562009-05-19T23:11:44.272-04:002009-05-19T23:11:44.272-04:00cttransit:
http://www.cttransit.com/Uploads_Sched...cttransit:<br /><br />http://www.cttransit.com/Uploads_Schedules/20middletown_sched.pdf<br /><br />http://www.cttransit.com/Uploads_RTMaps/20middletown_map.pdfkanishkanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580218268291985619.post-19554603954188989702009-05-17T22:51:00.000-04:002009-05-17T22:51:00.000-04:00i'm into my 1.5th year of car free ness (ok, there...i'm into my 1.5th year of car free ness (ok, there has been some brief assistance from other peopls cars). most of it was around northampton, ma. but since march, its been around manchester/hartford. i must qualify this with the fact that i haven't had a 9-5, just combinations of doing research and taking pre-reqs for grad school.<br /><br />i do it for the environmental/resource usage factor most. i've wanted to do the middletown to new haven ride soon. glad to hear its pleasant and pretty quick. wasn't sure how bad the hills half way there would be. <br /><br />i'm trying to jot notes, helpful tips for carless trips in the central ct area. <br />http://cdfrbrk.pbworks.com/multimodal-annotated-routes2<br />i'm mostly interested in manchester-hartford, glastonbury-willimantic, glastonbury-middletown, hartford-new haven, manchester-west hartford, glastonbury-new london routes.<br /><br />as for yourself, if you haven't already, do consider the peter pan hartford-new haven route, (for a break every once in a while: zipcars parked at trinity and around new haven), ct transit routes from hartford to new haven(?), and possibly part biking with a folding bike, part taxi. also, check out the "gmap-pedometer" to guage how difficult/sweaty/long a ride might be. <br /><br />-kanishkakanishkahttp://cdfrbrk.pbworks.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580218268291985619.post-45861899389845639812009-05-13T12:40:00.000-04:002009-05-13T12:40:00.000-04:00I brought my bike for my week of work here in Camb...I brought my bike for my week of work here in Cambridge, and after leaving my car in the hotel's underground parking facility, have been living this week car-free in the aforementioned happy, bike-centric Somerville (& Arlington & the western portion of Cambridge). It's been really fresh seeing how many people bike around here. Excepting, of course, my company, as I've been the only person to utilize the very swank bike rack outside.OpusOnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04109939318645099395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580218268291985619.post-76276620339608224282009-05-12T19:59:00.000-04:002009-05-12T19:59:00.000-04:00First of all - congrats on your motion! That's al...First of all - congrats on your motion! That's always a fun outcome fer sure.<br /><br />Secondly - I've ridden my bike to/from work a bunch lately (ok, not that often, but "oftener" than in the past couple years) and I ditto your remarks. Going car-free in CT is best when the weather's good and the (other ) cars are few.<br /><br />And for me especially, when the headwind isn't against you BOTH ways!Suitcase of Couragehttp://suitcaseofcourage.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.com