Carfree Living

Inspiring and motivating, Carfree Living: Happy in the Not So Fast Lane is one woman’s adventures in going carless in Minneapolis. Patricia Blakely reveals some surprising advantages to giving up her wheels. Besides freedom from the cost and hassles of car ownership, she discovered a healthier, greener, more soul-satisfying lifestyle. Her account is packed with practical tips on how you can do the same.

Carfree Living is for anyone who has thought about going carless but hasn’t taken any concrete action yet. Inspiring and motivating, this story is one woman’s adventures in going carless in Minneapolis. Packed with practical tips, Patricia Blakely’s account reveals some surprising advantages to giving up your wheels and the peculiar freedom that comes with letting someone else take the driver’s seat. You will experience the exhilaration of saving lots of money (and gas!) while de-accelerating the pace of your life. You will discover healthier patterns that are built into your day and a surprising pleasure in your new ‘carfree’ lifestyle.

Patricia Blakely has lived happily in the Uptown area of Minneapolis for over 40 years and can’t believe that she only recently discovered its excellent MetroTransit service to most other parts of the city. A former executive of Minnesota Public Radio, in her retirement years she has developed a special interest in the spirituality of major life transitions and has begun to write about them. Her articles have appeared in Minnesota Monthly, Minnesota Women’s Press, and Presence: An International Journal of Spiritual Direction.