Hello, I’m a lifelong carfree Chicagoan and publisher of Lake Claremont Press, which specializes in histories and guidebooks for the Chicago area. We’ve wanted to do a book, Carless in Chicago, for years but haven’t had the time or found the right person to write it. We now are launching a series of slim reference guides (120-160 pp.) on narrow topics, and this Carless/Carfree idea might be a good fit for that.

We’re looking for potential authors and book proposals for this topic if you or anyone you know is interested. Thanks for help in spreading the word. More information on submitting a proposal’s at: https://www.lakeclaremont.com/submissions.php . We envision this book covering the lifestyle nuts and bolts and bonuses, societal/environmental/cost/health rewards for a carfree choice, the transportation gamut (public, car sharing, taxis, walking, cycling), and maybe even the farout, just for fun (blading, scooters, canoe, boat taxis), but are welcome to all expansions and interpretations of the basics.