Posts related to my Carfree webapp.
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For Sale: Bakfiets.nl XL Cargo Bike
For Sale: Bakfiets.nl XL Cargo Bike. Price: $1,500
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For Sale: Gazelle NL Electric-Assist Bicycle
For Sale: Gazelle NL Electric-Assist Bicycle. Price: $2,000
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The end of one journey, the start of another
“Different Spokes” is where I was hoping to take The Bikeport before life pulled me in a different direction.
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Carshare Coming to Brampton
There’s some very exciting news for Brampton today: Car sharing is coming! Community Carshare is coming to Brampton in the Fall of 2014. CarShare is coming to #Brampton! Sign up now to be first to know where vehicles will be located: http://t.co/jCGOxxlHnu — Community CarShare (@CarShareCoop) September 18, 2014 What is Carsharing? Carsharing “is a model of car rental where people rent cars for short periods of time, often by the hour. They are attractive to customers who make only occasional use of a vehicle, as well as others who would like occasional access to a vehicle of a different…
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Letter: A Bi-Directional Bike Lane
The following is a letter I sent to Brampton 311, Councillor Gael Miles, and Councillor Sandra Hames. Hello. I’m Kevin Montgomery, a car-free resident of Brampton. I suggest a pilot project to install bike traffic signals and a bi-directional bike lane to connect the Don Doan Trail to Bramalea GO Station. The specific locations I suggest for bike traffic signals are at the intersections of Bramalea Rd. at Avondale/Dearbourne Blvds. on the north and west sides, and at the intersection of Bramalea Rd. at Steeles Ave. on the west side, with a bi-directional bike lane connecting the two…
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Carfree Webapp Interview
On March 20, 2014, I was in an interview with Paul Wright and Todd Miller on the Link Thru Social Media Tech App Show about the Carfree Webapp. Link Thru Social Media Tech App Show – Carfree Webapp Carfree Webapp
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Carfree 1.1
Hi Everyone. I feel like I owe everyone a thank you, and an apology. A thank you because the Carfree webapp started seeing steady use earlier than I expected. This resulted in one of the APIs I was using, specifically one to do an approximate geolocation based on IP address, to reach a request limit. This in turn, caused the Carfree webapp to fail. So, I thank you, and apologize for that. I’ve switched to a new IP geolocate provider, and the webapp *should* see more stability for a while. At least, where geolocation is concerned. So, please do continue…
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Carfree
It’s taken me a few months, but I finally have a Carfree app that I’m ready to share with everyone. What is Carfree? Whether you’re trying to go “car light”, or remove your dependency on a car altogether, this app should help you decide the best way to get to where you want to go, without using a car. It has a few features that I hope you’ll find neat. The Blue Circle When the map first loads, you’ll see a blue circle located where you are, as best the app can tell. Any place in the circle is within…