Walk Oakland Bike Oakland (WOBO) Team

(Cross posted at Living in the O.)

A year ago, I decided to switch from purchasing single ride fares to buying an AC Transit 31 day bus pass ev

My friend Ann and I were talking today about how when you walk and bike things happen that you would have missed if you had driven.  Sometimes it's small--toda

 I just used gmaps pedometer and google maps to figure out my mileage for the first 9 days of the challenge.  I didn't realize how quickly the miles add up.

(Cross posted at Living in the O.) Yesterday, on my way home from work I stopped at Whole Foods in Berkeley to pick up a few groceries and some delici

Not a typical Monday evening for me and the hubster. 

Exciting campaigns are happening at Walk Oakland Bike Oakland.  Last weekend, I atte

After my son Xander was born last November, the thing I missed most about my pre-baby lifestyle (besides sleep, that is) was not being able to easily get on my bike and ride.  The thought of a y

I was online making plans for my daughter's graduation dinner the following night, and she suddenly called asking me to check on what was playing at jack london regal theater --- so 25 minutes later I

The month didn't start out so well for me, as I was in the car quite a bit (for me) on Monday so I'm going to use that as one of my free days.

Does going car-free “slow-down” your life?

I get this question all the time, "How do you live without a car?" This car-free challenge is one way I'm telling my story.

I truly enjoy learning about where I live.  I've lived in and traveled many places and have learned the most intimate details about them by walking and biking around (no, Wiki doesn't come close).  I also got really poor going to grad school and ditched my most disposable expense, le auto. Like a bad relationship, once the car went, I had little desire to get it back.  More on this later.