http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Car free life in Sunday Herald New Era supplement en Mon, 18 May 2026 20:56:23 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9712#post-104787 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:27:04 +0000 Calum 104787@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@crowriver: Yes, a <em>lovely</em> people carrier to ferry Persephone and Tarquin to their <em>écoles</em> and a <em>sensible</em> Range Rover for popping round to the shops to buy a bottle of milk.</p> <p>And, when Persephone and Tarquin turn 17, they will each get their very own cars in order that they too can enjoy the freedom that car ownership brings - the freedom to spend all their money on petrol, and the freedom to stay sober instead of getting wasted when they drive to parties on a Saturday night!</p> <p>Naturally all of these cars will be accomodated on the pavement because the <em>anti-car Clowncil</em> does not see fit to supply parking spaces for four cars per household in low-density Morningside.</p> <p>:D </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9712#post-104785 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 23:30:45 +0000 LaidBack 104785@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The 'green market' is one that's hard to get advertising revenue from. The supplement has ads for solar power, garden decking, a craft fair, green childcare (beside M8!), craft beer, beds and Stagecoach buses. The WWF are backers with EarthHour on 23rd March getting space.<br /> The Herald has no car ads or car reviews this Sunday. Bike advertisers rarely do ads. I tried the Big Issue last year as it covered Scotland and seemed to have good profile. Herald would be too pricey though a bike like the Helios could have been of interest. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9712#post-104782 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 22:33:49 +0000 crowriver 104782@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It's unusual for the kind of middle class families who are the Sunday Herald's target demographic...</p> <p>The mantra is: "We've got kids, we <em>need</em> a car. Preferably two." </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9712#post-104778 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 21:12:07 +0000 Calum 104778@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I always find these articles bizarre - as if not owning a car is unusual. In the large cities it's actually extremely common. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9712#post-104768 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 19:05:35 +0000 LaidBack 104768@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Don't think it's on line. </p> <p><strong>'Life without a car'</strong> Article by Vicky Allan.</p> <p>Two spreads with good picture of family in Leith Links all on bikes (forumers maybe)?</p> <p>"Cars are part of the texture of family life. They are extra storage vessels, protective bubbles, hiding places and containment facilities...." (There are downsides of course....!)</p> <p>Looks at two cases of living without a car. One family example (Mum, dad, daughter and dog in basket) and the other a business with a bike trailer. Called Little Blue Bike - Ellie Mills is also pictured with her bike and trailer. Will have been featurd on this forum somewhere.</p> <p>Mentioned in this awards PR.</p> <p><a href="http://local.stv.tv/edinburgh/magazine/109149-innovative-start-ups-celebrate-after-winning-10000-incubator-place/" rel="nofollow">http://local.stv.tv/edinburgh/magazine/109149-innovative-start-ups-celebrate-after-winning-10000-incubator-place/</a> </p>