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Walking Considered Weird

July 21, 2007 | Michael Tobis

A readable article, flickering somewhere between respectful and mildly condescending, about a journalism professor appears in the Austin Statesman, focusing largely on the man’s refusal to own a car. Living without a car, in Texas, constitutes news. One of the reader comments reads

“In the classroom we heard about his unique way of life. [more]

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Attention Mayor Wynn

July 17, 2007 | Michael Tobis

Bicycles are good enough for Paris. When will they be good enough for “green leader” Austin?

Jean-Luc Dumesnil, who is an adviser in City Hall on cycling policy, said that while the number of bicycles on the streets increased by 50 percent in the last six years, the number of cycling accidents remained stable. [more]

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