Welcome to anyone and everyone that comes across our blog. Jesse and I started this blog to share and gather information about our thesis, "Car-Free Bay Area". This is not a permanent title, but rather a starting point to begin our research. We're hoping to look at the areas of: the connection of communities and being car-free, how people shop and commute without a car, suburban vs urban living, what's working with cars, new car technologies (i.e. electric cars), and anything else related to the idea of being car-free. It's very early on in our research, and we don't want to narrow down too fast. I'd also like to add, that neither of us (hopefully Jesse doesn't mind that I speak for him on this) are suggesting cars disappear completely. We see the importance in fire trucks, taxis, ambulances, etc. But rather it's time to have a look at how much we use our private vehicles. I'm sure Jesse can add some more. Thanks to everyone that reads, posts and participates. ~Rye