Comments on: Car(e)Free Living and TransitCampBayArea http://www.horsepigcow.com/2008/01/carefree-living-and-transitcampbayarea/ a world uncommon Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:03:36 +0000 hourly 1 By: Michal Migurski http://www.horsepigcow.com/2008/01/carefree-living-and-transitcampbayarea/comment-page-1/#comment-50222 Michal Migurski Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:05:35 +0000 http://www.horsepigcow.com/2008/01/22/carefree-living-and-transitcampbayarea/#comment-50222 Despite the total awesomeness of this idea, I have a schedule collision and can't go. Why oh why is "unconference" shorthand for "weekend plan conflict" ? Don't we all work at places open-minded enough to give weekdays off? Despite the total awesomeness of this idea, I have a schedule collision and can’t go. Why oh why is “unconference” shorthand for “weekend plan conflict” ? Don’t we all work at places open-minded enough to give weekdays off?

]]> By: TransitCamp Ideally: Promote Simplicity and Ubiquitousness « floating atoll: branch http://www.horsepigcow.com/2008/01/carefree-living-and-transitcampbayarea/comment-page-1/#comment-50212 TransitCamp Ideally: Promote Simplicity and Ubiquitousness « floating atoll: branch Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:09:27 +0000 http://www.horsepigcow.com/2008/01/22/carefree-living-and-transitcampbayarea/#comment-50212 [...] Hunt has a post up about TransitCamp (a camp held in about a month at SocialText with the help of Heyward Robinson, Menlo [...] [...] Hunt has a post up about TransitCamp (a camp held in about a month at SocialText with the help of Heyward Robinson, Menlo [...]

]]> By: Nik http://www.horsepigcow.com/2008/01/carefree-living-and-transitcampbayarea/comment-page-1/#comment-50196 Nik Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:01:26 +0000 http://www.horsepigcow.com/2008/01/22/carefree-living-and-transitcampbayarea/#comment-50196 Tara, You have no idea on how this resonates with me at this point. I am just visiting the bay area for a few weeks and love this place but finding it miserable that the only way to get around anywhere is with a car. Today, I went in a bus (btw I was the only one on it for 80% of the way) from San Jose to Fremont and all along the way I was bitching to the bus driver of how the public transport system sucks. I used to live in NY and Melbourne and love the freedom of not having a car. I hope you do something fantastic with the Transit camp. I will join the Google group to try and participate, learn and give ideas remotely. Nik Tara,

You have no idea on how this resonates with me at this point. I am just visiting the bay area for a few weeks and love this place but finding it miserable that the only way to get around anywhere is with a car.

Today, I went in a bus (btw I was the only one on it for 80% of the way) from San Jose to Fremont and all along the way I was bitching to the bus driver of how the public transport system sucks.

I used to live in NY and Melbourne and love the freedom of not having a car.

I hope you do something fantastic with the Transit camp.

I will join the Google group to try and participate, learn and give ideas remotely.

Nik

]]> By: James McNally http://www.horsepigcow.com/2008/01/carefree-living-and-transitcampbayarea/comment-page-1/#comment-50188 James McNally Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:00:45 +0000 http://www.horsepigcow.com/2008/01/22/carefree-living-and-transitcampbayarea/#comment-50188 I totally agree with you. The more "stuff" we bring with us wherever we go, the more anxiety we have about where to leave the stuff, whether someone's going to damage or steal it, etc. I live in Toronto and use the transit everyday. So far, we haven't needed ZipCar (or AutoShare) but I'm glad they're around. The transit system seems to get more unreliable by the day, however. I wish more people were willing to get involved in stuff like TransitCamp. The big issue of course is public money. Without a huge influx of cash, transit systems will continue to deteriorate. In five years, will I still be able to be a transit person? I really hope so. I totally agree with you. The more “stuff” we bring with us wherever we go, the more anxiety we have about where to leave the stuff, whether someone’s going to damage or steal it, etc.

I live in Toronto and use the transit everyday. So far, we haven’t needed ZipCar (or AutoShare) but I’m glad they’re around. The transit system seems to get more unreliable by the day, however. I wish more people were willing to get involved in stuff like TransitCamp. The big issue of course is public money. Without a huge influx of cash, transit systems will continue to deteriorate. In five years, will I still be able to be a transit person? I really hope so.

]]> By: NathanaelB http://www.horsepigcow.com/2008/01/carefree-living-and-transitcampbayarea/comment-page-1/#comment-50178 NathanaelB Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:43:14 +0000 http://www.horsepigcow.com/2008/01/22/carefree-living-and-transitcampbayarea/#comment-50178 Awesome idea Tara! It's given me inspiration for organising a *Camp-style forum for discussing transport here in Canberra; I had an idea for a project last year: http://www.purecaffeine.com/2007/08/idea-for-car-pool-website/ ... but blogging about it was as far as I got :-( Awesome idea Tara! It’s given me inspiration for organising a *Camp-style forum for discussing transport here in Canberra; I had an idea for a project last year:

http://www.purecaffeine.com/2007/08/idea-for-car-pool-website/

… but blogging about it was as far as I got :-(

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