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Shopping without a car: good for the environment and my wallet

 

Oh, the things you learn when not driving

So, I was biking home yesterday, happy as a clam, and low and behold, I pass by a farmer's market I did not know existed.  I should note that I am a farmer's market addict.

My car-free commute - how I missed you

 

Rolln' rolln' rolln'... on the wrong set of wheels

Day one: a total disaster!  I've gone way over my mileage goal, and I fell right into the trap that I was trying to avoid.

Even my subconscious is ready for the Car-Free Challenge to start

You know your ready to hop on the bike, the train and the bart when you dream about public transit... maybe it's a mix of anxiety and excitement.

Transit-themed songs

Hey Challengers!

To the Farmer's market without a car

One of my favorite weekend activities is going to the Farmer's Market on Saturday morning.  There is a really awesome coffee cart and one of the best bakeries I have found in the area.  It has lo

The gods of transit have tested me

 I rarely have problems with either bart or caltrain, both of which are part of my car-free route to work.  But, on the first day of the Challenge, bart was delayed in the afternoon so I missed the train that takes me from the Millbrae station back to my station stop.  Trains that stop at my station only come once an hour in the afternoon, so I was kind of bummed.  I even called my dad to see where he was - just leaving SF and heading south.  I was super tempted to ask him to swing by and pick me up, but I didn't because I had a really good book and an hour really isn't that long.

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