Monthly Archives: March 2012

What Will it Cost For CarFreeBrad to Drive?

Posted on March 30, 2012 by bradmcnamara

Over the past few weeks the positive bike news, moves and articles that I’ve been able to attribute to the existence of CarFreeBrad.com have been flowing like the mighty Charles River. Well it appears the tide has turned. I saw … Continue reading →

Posted in Bike commute, Car Free, Urban Bike | Tagged Bike-Friendly, Boston, CarFree, CarFree Movement, CarFreeBrad.com, Charles River, Commuting, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, MBTA, Public transport, South Station | 2 Comments

I Think CarFree Radio is Officially Dead

Posted on March 29, 2012 by bradmcnamara

I didn’t want to declare this nugget of creative genius dead until I was certain. At this point, I think I just have to call it. Time of death: March 29 6:20 pm. Cause: Laziness on the part of CarFreeBrad! … Continue reading →

Posted in Bike commute, Car Free, Urban Bike | Tagged Arts, Bike-Friendly, Car-free movement, CarFree, CarFree Radio, CarFreeBrad, CarFreeBrad.com, Commuting, Hubway, Lifestyle Choices, Programs, Radio, Rush Limbaugh, Talk radio | 2 Comments

Why Dont Young Americans Buy Cars?

Posted on March 28, 2012 by bradmcnamara

I love that the major car companies are concerned that kids these days don’t seem to care that much about owning a car. This article gives a great glimpse into how scared GM is and the crazy lengths they are … Continue reading →

Posted in Bike commute, Car Free, Urban Bike | Tagged Atlantic, Automobile, Automotive industry, Car-free movement, CarFree, CarFreeBrad.com, Commuting, General Motors, Generation Y, Jordan, Lifestyle Choices, Millennials, New York Times | Leave a comment

Bicycle Commuting On The Rise

Posted on March 27, 2012 by bradmcnamara

CarFreeBrad.com at it again, just changing the game. Sure I didn’t start this thing until just over a year ago but it seems to have had a Back to the Future type of retroactive effect on the numbers. Don’t believe … Continue reading →

Posted in Bike commute, Car Free, Urban Bike | Tagged Bicycle, Bicycle commuting, Bike-Friendly, Boston, CarFree, CarFree Movement, CarFreeBrad.com, Commuting, Cycling, Hubway, Lifestyle Choices, Massachusetts, Portland | 1 Comment

Gotham Bicycle Defense Industries

Posted on March 26, 2012 by bradmcnamara

I was invited to an event on April 4th in Cambridge originally as a speaker, but couldn’t confirm the invite so they moved onto another GREAT company, Gotham Bicycle Defense Industries. I’ve met the guys who started it and they’re … Continue reading →

Posted in Bike commute, Car Free, Uncategorized, Urban Bike | Tagged Brad Geswein, Cambridge, Cambridge Innovation Center, Car-free movement, CarFree, CarFreeBrad, CarFreeBrad.com, Cycling, Kickstarter, MassChallenge, Slava Menn, Theft | Leave a comment

Clark University Open Bike Shop! CarFreeBrad Influence in Action!

Posted on March 24, 2012 by bradmcnamara

I’m saying that I’m the only reason that Clark is opening a bike shop to offer education, repairs and parts for reasonable prices but you can’t deny it’s at least a wacky coincidence. Think about it, almost exactly 1 year … Continue reading →

Posted in Bike commute, Car Free, Urban Bike | Tagged Bicycle, Bike Maintenence, Bike-Friendly, Car-free movement, CarFreeBrad, CarFreeBrad.com, Clark University, Cycling, Local bike shop | Leave a comment

My First iPhone Post

Posted on March 23, 2012 by bradmcnamara

Well here it goes! My first attempt to post on the go from my phone. I was inspired to write this post for a lot of reasons today. First was when I exited south station and watched approximately 10 people … Continue reading →

Posted in Bike commute, Car Free, Uncategorized, Urban Bike | Tagged iPhone carefree carfreebrad Hubway freight farms | Leave a comment

Welcome to the iPhone Era CarFreeBrad! I need Apps!

Posted on March 22, 2012 by bradmcnamara

The wait is over! I finally got rid of my god damned BlackBerry and stepped into the world of iPhone users. Now I might have a chance to post from the road. As some of you may have noticed, there … Continue reading →

Posted in Bike commute, Car Free, Urban Bike | Tagged Android, Apple, Bike-Friendly, BlackBerry, Business, Car-free movement, CarFree, CarFreeBrad, CarFreeBrad.com, IPhone, Smartphone, Wordpress, WordPress for iPhone | 1 Comment

It Must Be Spring!

Posted on March 21, 2012 by bradmcnamara

All signs point to spring, the good and the bad. The good are easy and very good. The fact that it’s been 56 degrees at 530 am the last few days makes for a rather pleasant morning ride and topping … Continue reading →

Posted in Bike commute, Car Free, Urban Bike | Tagged Bicycle sharing system, Bike-Friendly, Boston, Cambridge, Car-free movement, CarFree, CarFree Movement, CarFreeBrad, CarFreeBrad.com, Hubway, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, New Balance Hubway, New England, United States, Worcester | Leave a comment

Saint Pats Amazing Race

Posted on March 17, 2012 by bradmcnamara

So after the Bruins game and some playful banter outside of the Garden. CarFreeBrad and a few friends got into a serious conversation about the timeline of driving vs. Me on foot from the garden to South Boston. Well, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Bike commute, Car Free, Urban Bike | Tagged amazing race, Bruins, Saint Pats | Leave a comment