[sustran] World Streets : Weekly digest for 4 October 2010

[eric britton]

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Sharing:
<http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/2010/09/30/sharing-humankinds-oldest-tech
nology-is-ready-for-a-comeback/>  Humankind's oldest technology is ready for
a comeback 

Eric Britton, <http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/author/worldstreets/>
editor | 30 September 2010 at 21:08 | Categories: bikeshare
<http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/category/bikeshare/> , carshare
<http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/category/carshare/> , philosophy
<http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/category/philosophy/> , rideshare
<http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/category/rideshare/> , shared
<http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/category/shared-space/>  space, sharing
<http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/category/sharing/>  | URL:
http://wp.me/psKUY-10z 
Long before automobiles and even science humankind discovered sharing tools,
housing, roads, and wharfs, a natural way to reduce scarce labour and
materials. And long before Adam Smith, we used the "profit" from such
sharing to develop specialized skills and knowledge, both of which required
sharing, and to build shared infrastructure. Now that we face [...]
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Parks
<http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/2010/09/30/parks-vs-parking-what-do-india
n-cities-need/>  vs. Parking: What do Indian cities need? 

Eric Britton, <http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/author/worldstreets/>
editor | 30 September 2010 at 12:53 | Categories: India
<http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/category/india/> , public space
<http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/category/public-space/> , sharing
<http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/category/sharing/> , social space
<http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/category/social-space/> , street
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http://wp.me/psKUY-10K 
Chennai had prepared a plan some years ago for a multi-storey parking deck
in T. Nagar where the Panagal Park now stands. T Nagar, once a quiet
residential neighbourhood, is now the shopping centre for all of Chennai and
has tremendous levels of congestion. The parking plan was called off due to
protests by walkers [...]
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Energy
<http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/2010/09/29/energy-and-equity-ivan-illich/
>  and Equity, Ivan Illich. 

Eric Britton, <http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/author/worldstreets/>
editor | 29 September 2010 at 08:58 | Categories: bike bicycle
<http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/category/bike-bicycle/> , energy
<http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/category/energy/> , equity
<http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/category/equity/> , philosophy
<http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/category/philosophy/> , public
<http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/category/public-space/>  space, vision
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http://wp.me/psKUY-10e 
Earlier this week I proposed the idea of a group read and commentary on
Illich's incisive and important 1974 book "Energy and Equity", but as I
thrashed through my personal library I was unable to lay my hands on what I
remember as a small book with a yellow cover. Luckily Jane Voodikon, a Jason
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On
<http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/2010/09/28/on-the-road-with-one-of-cairos
-first-female-taxi-drivers/>  the road with one of Cairo's first female taxi
drivers 

Eric Britton, <http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/author/worldstreets/>
editor | 28 September 2010 at 10:22 | Categories: media
<http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/category/media/> , pattern
<http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/category/pattern-change/>  change, taxi
<http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/category/taxi/> , women
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http://wp.me/psKUY-101 
We cannot of course be sure if you are following all of our web of key
themes that together create the bedrock of World Streets, but two of these
that are most important to us are (a) the importance of "pattern change"
and, of course our old friends will say, (b) the role of women [...]
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Sharing:
<http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/sharing-strategy-for-a-small-p
lanet/>  Strategy for a Small Planet 

Eric Britton, <http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/author/worldstreets/>
editor | 27 September 2010 at 11:23 | Categories: China
<http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/category/china/> , Kaohsiung
<http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/category/kaohsiung/> , conflict
<http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/category/conflict-resolution/>
resolution, sharing <http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/category/sharing/> ,
social <http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/category/social-space/>  space |
URL: http://wp.me/psKUY-ZG 
- Keynote address by Eric Britton, Co-Chair of the World Share/Transport
Forum, to the first international Share/Transport Conference. Kaohsiung. 16
Sept. 2010 I appreciate this opportunity to share with this distinguished
international audience by way of introduction to the presentations and
discussions that will now follow a few words on why I think that the [...]
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