Let's watch the shift away from an auto-centric culture. It's fun! (Title inspired by Margaret Wente)
Group rolls up `petition' to cut car use
This was pretty cool... an entire car covered in signatures urging Toronto City Council to help break the city's addiction to the car.
Pricey gas drives small-vehicle sales
Sales of subcompact cars, small trucks and compact sport-utility vehicles shot up in the first six months, while larger gas-guzzling vehicles posted declines, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants.
US Scooter Sales Up 200% And Growing
I'm seeing a ton more bikes on the streets of Toronto this year, as well as scooters (I see 2 or 3 every morning, on a 7 km commute). It's not just me... 3 times more scooters are being sold now as in 1999. They still pollute, but it's still a shift to more fuel economic vehicles.
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