True cost of fossil-fuel - death

At least 11 people were killed and more than 80 others were injured Friday when an explosion ripped through a pipeline in western Colombia triggering a deadly inferno. Photo: AFP

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/pipeline-blast-kills-13-20111225-1p9j6.html#ixzz1hYKPahz5

Pipeline blast kills 13: "Thirteen people were confirmed dead and nearly 100 injured in a pipeline explosion in western Colombia, officials said at the end of a two-day recovery mission."

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Cars choking Lima

The Associated Press: Taming Lima's chaotic, poisonous transit system: "Peru's capital is afflicted by an anarchic, corrupt transit system the city's freshman mayor calls a shameful menace. She is promising, against tall odds, to fix it and the traffic chaos that might well lead the region in motorized hostility to pedestrians, cyclists and human lungs.
"I'd say the city is in serious collapse, given the quantity of vehicles, their age and the notorious absence of operating rules," says city councilman Rafael Garcia, a reform advocate."

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Outraged - Chile

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Shareable: People v Cars: The 20th Century Battle over Cities

Shareable: People v Cars: The 20th Century Battle over Cities: "the streets are our public commons, what’s left of it, but most of the time these public avenues are dedicated to the movement of vehicles, mostly privately owned autos"

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Guadalajara se suma a ciudades 'carfree' :: El Informador

Guadalajara se suma a ciudades 'carfree' :: El Informador: "GUADALAJARA, JALISCO (10/SEP/2011).- En Guadalajara se ratifica la Declaración de World Carfree Network, al concluir anoche el X Congreso Internacional Hacia Ciudades Libres de Autos, por lo que la capital jalisciense se suma al llamado para reducir el uso del auto y la disminución de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, así como la búsqueda de estrategias para impulsar ciudades sustentables."

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BBC News - Bolivia bans cars for 'Day of the Pedestrian'

BBC News - Bolivia bans cars for 'Day of the Pedestrian': "Empty of cars, the streets were turned into playgrounds for street artists, performers and exercise instructors
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Cars and buses were taken off the streets of Bolivia as the country held its first "National Day of the Pedestrian".

All motorised vehicles, including public transport, were banned in cities across the country on Sunday.

Bolivia's government says it wants to raise awareness about the environment."

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Best way to #carfree is #farefree

#sinautos2011 - Do you want fewer cars in your city? Do you want no cars in your city? Then make the buses fare-free. This will increase ridership. Riders will gain more political power and demand more frequent service. This will break the critical-mass of the auto system. At this point, the subsidies for roads, parking, and energy wars will be seen as a burden instead of a necessity.

This is how you will get there.