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Resources

By far the best thing we can do for our wallets, health, society, and the planet is to give up our cars. Check out these resources for more information about living car free, and ways to help you get started.

The true costs of your car:
http://www.sccrtc.org/pdf/TCODBro.pdf (pdf)
http://www.bikesatwork.com/carfree/cost-of-car-ownership.html
http://www.nutramed.com/environment/cars.htm

Public Transit:
http://www.apta.com/
http://www.dot.gov/

History of Public Transit in the US:
The American Public Transportation Association (APTA)
The Reader’s Companion to American History – Public Transportation
City of Quartz
The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America’s Man-Made Landscape
The Life and Death of Great American Cities

Find your city’s public transit site:
http://www.apta.com/links/state_local/

Biking and Walking:
http://www.bikewalk.org/
http://www.bicyclecommuter.com/
http://www.sfbike.org/
http://www.bikesatwork.com/

The General Motors streetcar conspiracy:
http://www.carbusters.org/
http://www.lovearth.net/gmdeliberatelydestroyed.html

For more information on climate change:
World Resources Institute,
Union of Concerned Scientists

Get More from your Miles, Drive Less, Live Car-Free

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