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Cartoon Tuesday: Pricing Post-Mortem Edition
By Jason Varone |
Also particularly germane today is this CARtoon by Andy Singer, the first of what we plan to make a regular series on Streetsblog. Singer is a Minnesota-based cartoonist known in the livable streets universe for skewering car culture in strips like this one.
Cartoon Tuesday: The Elegant Simplicity of the Free Market
By Aaron Naparstek |
Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling. Click through to view the comic in its entirety.
Cartoon Tuesday: Captain Car-Free
By Brad Aaron |
Today is World Carfree Day, and though we somehow let it slip by us, NotionsCapital reappropriated this classic comic to promote events down DC way. They’re not super heroes per se, but in the livable streets universe, David Byrne, Janette Sadik-Khan and Paul Steely White are about as close as they come. You can catch […]
Cartoon Tuesday: Energy Independence
By Brad Aaron |
This ‘toon seemed appropriate on a day when oil prices set another record and presidential candidate John McCain called on Congress to suspend the federal gasoline tax (which would also hasten the depletion of the U.S. Highway Trust Fund, currently expected to be out of money next year). Wonder if these guys drink Miller…
Cartoon Tuesday: Tales From the Dark Side (of the Road)
By Brad Aaron |
The UK Department for Transport’s no-holds-barred THINK! road safety campaign isn’t just for adults. This creepy toon, one in a series designed to influence how kids interact with auto traffic (here’s another), encourages bright colored clothing in favor of "trendy" darker tones when walking at night. These spots bring to mind a number of questions. […]
Cartoon Tuesday: No Rebate Required
By Jason Varone |
While car makers resort to their own gas gimmicks to move outdated and inefficient stock, more and more bikes are rolling out of cycle shops from Bismarck to the Bay Area. Even those in the auto business are making the switch: Mark Krenz, 48, is giving it a try. The Bismarck auto-parts store manager recently […]