There are not that many Metro stations that go over into Arlington. Also, Arlington is filled with rich liberal types. I can't possibly see them giving up there cars. Also, most of Arlington is such that you can't just leave your house and walk to anything. I'd love to use my car less, since I do like walking to things, but the DC area needs to expand the rail system to have more stops in more areas. The bus system is pretty comprehensive, but it takes a long time to get where you want to go, and if you're not careful which bus you're on, you could be stuck next to some unsavory characters.

Since it's about 25 degrees today and the wind is blowing about 20 mph I hope those "car free" fools enjoy their bike ride.

Great idea but it does not go far enough, what about other modern inventions that need to be scraped as well. Al Gore is right, everything is bad and we are all going to die. Toilets waste water, electricity is bad, even farting releases gases into the atmosphere that are 25 times worse than CO2. We should all put a bone through our noses move into a cave and run around naked. Civilatation is very bad thank God the rocket scientist's at the  Arlington county board warned us before it is too late.   

I don't live in Arlington, Viginia. But I think it would be a great thing of Comarade Jay Fisette  succeeded in baning cars totally from the town.  I'd love to see what it does to home prices, local businesses, tax revenues, and the public demeanor. 

Conservatives believe the free market imposes natural restrictions on the consumption of oil. There is no shortage of carbon based fuels in the world and their availability is governed by the cost of exploiting these alternatives.  Liberals believe the government is a better regulator of the market than market forces.

So let's ban cars in Arlington. Go for it. You will receive praise from journalists and fawning adoration from the New York Times.   I can see a Times editorial board member becoming inspired to write of Arlington as she is squired about New York in her limo.

The people in DC could lose a couple pounds a day and three or four on Sundays by cancelling the Washington Post - and save some wonderful trees, to boot - how's that for going Green?

These moronic bureaucrats do not have the experience of having to lug small children around or the "fun" of being a young female walking alone at night without even a gun to protect herself (if these libs had their way). 

it's called a motorcycle-as car free as I need to be. Gets better real world mileage than a Prius even when I'm at politically-incorrect speeds.

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I put the hard trunk on mine, and it's been my daily work commuter since I bought it in March. Before that, it was an old 600cc Kawasaki Ninja.

better emissions, better real world mileage, less resources used in manufacture-superior to hybrids in every way.

And no, I ain't pedaling. That's the mantra of Control Freaks who want to keep their population in easily controlled urban centers. or the rich who can afford property in those same urban centers...

And I have a nice old Dodge Shelby Daytona (33 mpg real world) when I need to haul passengers or during the whole two weeks of unrideable weather-bought used so right there I recycled over a thousand pounds of various materials, kept 'em out of landfills...plus I didn't burn tons of material to make a "new" car.

Is there anyone out there who'd like to advise in how I could do a Newsbusters type blog that specifically goes after the Green scam industry? I want to call it "I got your Green, right here!". Something that specifically counters alternative fuel scams but promotes any real alternative fuel products, cracks down on bad sellers of snake oil, debunks the myths of "hybrids", etc..

Volkswagen is in the process of moving their US headquarters to Arlington, VA. The move was even promoted with a bit of money from the local government. That does not seem very "anti-car."  As Rush says "follow the money."

I teach English in Korea, from one year-long contract to the next. And I do love my car-free Korean living. No insurance, no oil changes, no checking the tires. I ride my bike to work and shopping, walk to church and the movies, and use the bus when I go out with friends. Since I live in a heavily-populated area near Seoul, this is very doable.

Yeah, it's cold now, but I live about two miles from work so I probably spend about the same amount of time outside I'd spend gassing up, putting air in the tires, etc. Bike, feet, and a transit pass are wonderful. In Bucheon, South Korea.

 That said, when I'm back to the US, my savings from not having a car in Korea will go to buy a car, because my family lives in a rural area with no public transit. It's just not feasable.

Everybody needs to make the choice based on their own needs.

Hm.... sounds like what the libs say about abortion. How come "Let each person make her own choice" is okay when you apply it to killing babies, but not when you apply it to car ownership?