OutsideForever - Bike Touring the Great Divide & Southeast Asia, Sea Kayak Expedition in Alaska, & Other Adventures » green http://outsideforever.com Follow Dave and Michelle as they bike tour, hike, and sea kayak in their quest to be outside forever. Includes tips, gear reviews and great stories. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:35:31 +0000 en hourly 1 One step in being car-free: choose where you live carefully… http://outsideforever.com/in-between-trips/one-step-in-being-car-free-choose-where-you-live-carefully/ http://outsideforever.com/in-between-trips/one-step-in-being-car-free-choose-where-you-live-carefully/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:08:30 +0000 Michelle http://outsideforever.com/?p=374 One thing that made it easy for me to go car-free and use my bicycle to commute was choosing where I lived. Flagstaff is a small, very bikable community. It’s also a very walkable community, with an alive, historic downtown that is full of fun and character. In addition, I chose to live central to work and play, so biking is always the most efficient way to travel.

Hank over at EcoGeek found a couple of websites that help you do just this: find the most efficient spot in your town to live so that your commute is minimized. Check it out.

Bike commuting not only saves gas (see the discussion on drilling in Moab), it’s cheaper and more fun and healthy. The cheaper part of it is partly why I can travel so much of the year.

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