The Line Archives - News and Media /news/tag/the-line/ Augsburg University Wed, 24 May 2017 15:39:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 The Line highlights Lars Christiansen and Nancy Fischer /news/2014/09/22/line-highlights-lars-christiansen/ Mon, 22 Sep 2014 19:53:27 +0000 http://www.augsburg.edu/news/?p=4450 Augsburg College faculty members Lars Christiansen and Nancy Fischer, known for their avid bicycling, recently were featured in The Line, a Twin Cities-based online journal. In the article, Christiansen describes how he and Fischer have never been happier living “car-ownership-free” after selling their car two years ago and relying on their bicycles and, if necessary, the metro transit system. ...

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Augsburg College faculty members and , known for their avid bicycling, recently were featured in The Line, a Twin Cities-based online journal.

In the article, Christiansen describes how he and Fischer have never been happier living “car-ownership-free” after selling their car two years ago and relying on their bicycles and, if necessary, the metro transit system.

Christiansen also revealed his tips for healthy living as well as his reasoning for choosing a car-free lifestyle, noting that the sense of community gained in such a lifestyle could easily be reason enough.

“…when you ride a bus, train or bike, you’re in public,” he said. “You encounter a greater diversity of people with whom you develop camaraderie.”

To learn more about living car-free, read “.”

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