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Opinion: Democrats Are Calling Trump and Vance ‘Weird.’ Let’s Do the Same for Car Dependency.
Is it time to make automobility weird again?
Clive Lawrence
August 2, 2024
‘Brake’ Podcast: Why ‘Sustainable Transport’ Is Not Enough — Even in The Netherlands
A book written for Dutch audiences unpacks why even the Netherlands still must work to make its "transportation" system more welcoming.
June 4, 2024
Thursday’s Headlines: Both Sides Now Edition
Do we really have to listen to the trolls, the haters and the excessive drivers? Plus other news.
May 23, 2024
Five Car Culture Euphemisms that America Needs to Stop Using
How does everyday language hide the real impact of building a world that functionally requires everyone to drive?
April 28, 2024
Car Ownership is Keeping Americans From Financial Stability
As car costs continue to surge, American drivers are taking drastic measures to stay on the road — with troubling societal implications.
March 25, 2024
The Brake Podcast: How Many People Does Car Culture Kill, Exactly?
One in 32 people around the world die from car crashes, car-related air pollution, and car-related lead exposure every year. But even the astonishing number doesn't tell the whole story.
March 12, 2024
All The Ways That Cars Harm Communities (Well, Almost All…)
A new study seeks to quantify everything car culture costs us. Yet there are still more ways that auto-centrism hurts us all.
March 6, 2024
Fed Panel Wants to Confront the Role of Aggressive Auto Advertising in U.S. Road Deaths
A horrific car crash has federal safety officials calling for systematic responses to traffic violence — including the aggressive car ads that may inspire motorists to hit the gas.
November 28, 2023
Opinion: Escaping Our Car Culture by Bus
"We are, paradoxically, dependent on public transit and plagued by the congestion posed by millions of cars, choking exhaust, hundreds of annual traffic crash deaths, and the nation’s slowest bus service."
November 22, 2023
Hey, Bike Haters, You Will Lose the Culture War You’re Starting
For some reason, people who choose to get around by car are waging a culture war against people who point out the negatives of auto-centric roadways. But the haters will not prevail.
October 12, 2023
