http://www.technoearthmama.com/2010/07/car-free-challenge-day-2-to-the-store/ A Web 2.0 mom working toward a sustainable lifestyle Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:00:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.technoearthmama.com/2010/07/car-free-challenge-day-2-to-the-store/comment-page-1/#comment-1994 Car-Free Challenge, Day 3: Kid Biking! | TechnoEarthMama Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:14:42 +0000 http://www.technoearthmama.com/?p=1477#comment-1994 [...] living Technology transportation twitter weather wordpress Writing Recent CommentsShetha on Car-Free Challenge, Day 2: To the Store!Car-Free Challenge Is a GO! | TechnoEarthMama on Car-Free Challengekmcdade on Car-Free [...] [...] living Technology transportation twitter weather wordpress Writing Recent CommentsShetha on Car-Free Challenge, Day 2: To the Store!Car-Free Challenge Is a GO! | TechnoEarthMama on Car-Free Challengekmcdade on Car-Free [...]

]]> http://www.technoearthmama.com/2010/07/car-free-challenge-day-2-to-the-store/comment-page-1/#comment-1993 Shetha Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:24:27 +0000 http://www.technoearthmama.com/?p=1477#comment-1993 oh I definitely drive less because of my neighborhood. It's very walkable and of course bike-able. I mean, there are hills but small ones. And everything is close, really. The difficulty is getting to places like sellwood or NE or East Moreland (where my inlaws live). There are routes, but not ones that my 7 yr old can bike, yet. So then I have to tote the two or just hop in the car if I don't have an hour to get there. oh I definitely drive less because of my neighborhood. It’s very walkable and of course bike-able. I mean, there are hills but small ones. And everything is close, really. The difficulty is getting to places like sellwood or NE or East Moreland (where my inlaws live). There are routes, but not ones that my 7 yr old can bike, yet. So then I have to tote the two or just hop in the car if I don’t have an hour to get there.

]]> http://www.technoearthmama.com/2010/07/car-free-challenge-day-2-to-the-store/comment-page-1/#comment-1990 kmcdade Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:49:24 +0000 http://www.technoearthmama.com/?p=1477#comment-1990 5 days! You've got me beat already. Do you think you automatically drive less because of your neighborhood? 5 days! You’ve got me beat already. Do you think you automatically drive less because of your neighborhood?

]]> http://www.technoearthmama.com/2010/07/car-free-challenge-day-2-to-the-store/comment-page-1/#comment-1989 kmcdade Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:46:04 +0000 http://www.technoearthmama.com/?p=1477#comment-1989 Cool! I hadn't thought about that -- biking vs. delivery. Cool! I hadn’t thought about that — biking vs. delivery.

]]> http://www.technoearthmama.com/2010/07/car-free-challenge-day-2-to-the-store/comment-page-1/#comment-1988 Marshall Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:56:51 +0000 http://www.technoearthmama.com/?p=1477#comment-1988 We're finding that biking to the grocery store is fun and changes what we buy for the better, vs getting deliveries. No car so those are our options. We’re finding that biking to the grocery store is fun and changes what we buy for the better, vs getting deliveries. No car so those are our options.

]]> http://www.technoearthmama.com/2010/07/car-free-challenge-day-2-to-the-store/comment-page-1/#comment-1987 Shetha Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:30:24 +0000 http://www.technoearthmama.com/?p=1477#comment-1987 Yay for making the concerted effort! I find it pretty silly to go to the store by car anymore, even with 2 kids in tow. I think the parking lots around here are purposely car-unfriendly, though. I had to think long and hard and I believe the last time I used my car was Thursday to get the kids to swimming lessons @ sellwood pool in the evening. Tomorrow I bike to Gresham for work. Wednesday afternoon I will drive to Gresham for work again, so I guess that's 5 car-free days, right? I don't know if I could go all the way, though. Gresham is FAR LOL. Yay for making the concerted effort! I find it pretty silly to go to the store by car anymore, even with 2 kids in tow. I think the parking lots around here are purposely car-unfriendly, though. I had to think long and hard and I believe the last time I used my car was Thursday to get the kids to swimming lessons @ sellwood pool in the evening. Tomorrow I bike to Gresham for work. Wednesday afternoon I will drive to Gresham for work again, so I guess that’s 5 car-free days, right? I don’t know if I could go all the way, though. Gresham is FAR LOL.

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