<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 12"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 12"> <link rel=File-List href="cid:filelist.xml@01CA184D.BE920730"> <link rel=Edit-Time-Data href="cid:editdata.mso">  <link rel=themeData href="~~themedata~~"> <link rel=colorSchemeMapping href="~~colorschememapping~~">  <style>  </style>  </head> <body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='tab-interval:36.0pt'> <div class=Section1> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailAutoSig"><span style='font-size:10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;color:#242424;mso-no-proof: yes'><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>                       </span><img width=137 height=49 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01CA184D.BE920730"><o:p></o:p></span></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailAutoSig'><b><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; color:#7F7F7F;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-themetint:128;mso-no-proof:yes'><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Heavy traffic on the way to sustainable cities and sustainable lives . . .</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark: _MailAutoSig'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;color:#242424;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailAutoSig'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; color:#242424;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> </div> <span style='mso-bookmark:_MailAutoSig'></span> <div id=ygrp-mlmsg> <div id=ygrp-msg> <div id=ygrp-text> <p><![if !vml]><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kbTo-M_pSuw/Sn2R2vKYXgI/AAAAAAAABWs/tovIIpyAFtw/s1600-h/ws-pic-carfreemayor-hand.jpg"><img border=0 width=116 height=120 src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kbTo-M_pSuw/Sn2R2vKYXgI/AAAAAAAABWs/tovIIpyAFtw/s200/ws-pic-carfreemayor-hand.jpg" align=right hspace=12 v:shapes="_x0000_s1026"></a><![endif]>This "Leading by example" report is the first in what we hope will be a long series on how mayors and other of our elected representatives around the world are showing the way by their actions. Mayor Tom Bates of Berkeley California decided to sell his last car earlier this year and since has been getting around exclusively by a combine new mobility package based on walking, public transport and carsharing. He likes it.<br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;color:#102640'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#102640'>--> The full text of this article appears in </span><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="http://newmobilityagenda.blogspot.com/2009/08/carsharing-in-us-quo-vadis-hertz.html">World Streets</a></span></b><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#102640'>today at <a href="http://WorldStreets.org/">http://WorldStreets.org/</a><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#102640'>--> To read all </span><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><a href="http://newmobilityagenda.blogspot.com/2009/08/carsharing-in-us-quo-vadis-hertz.html">World Streets</a> </span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#102640'>articles on politics<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>- </span><b><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ws-politics">http://tinyurl.com/ws-politics</a><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;color:#102640;mso-no-proof:yes'><![if !vml]><img border=0 width=624 height=56 src="cid:image003.jpg@01CA184D.BE920730" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_3"><![endif]></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;color:#102640'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>