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Car Culture

Thursday’s Headlines: Car Culture Myth-Making Edition

Christopher Robbins

Two images. One on the left shows Mayor Eric Adams swinging a sledgehammer to knock down an outdoor dining structure in Koreatown last week. On the right, that same spot is now street parking, where three cars, including a huge Cadillac Escalade, sit where the outdoor dining once was.

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NYC Transforms Site of Award-Winning Outdoor Dining Space Into Street Parking

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America Walks

To Fix Inflation And Climate Change, Get Americans out of Cars

Julianne Cuba joined Streetsblog in February, 2019, after three years covering local news and politics at The Brooklyn Paper. There, she also covered the notoriously reckless private carting industry and hit-and-runs. A 2015 graduate of Stony Brook University’s School of Journalism Master’s Program, she now lives in Brooklyn. Julianne is on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/julcuba?lang=en">@julcuba</a>. Email Julianne at <a href="mailto:julianne@streetsblog.org">julianne@streetsblog.org</a>

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Mayor Razes Abandoned Outdoor Dining Structures; Advocates Want That Space for People, Not Cars

Kea Wilson has more than a dozen years of experience as a writer telling emotional, urgent and actionable stories that motivate average Americans to get involved in making their cities better places. She is also a novelist, cyclist, and affordable housing advocate. She previously worked at Strong Towns, and currently lives in St. Louis, MO. Kea can be reached at <a href="mailto:kea@streetsblog.org">kea@streetsblog.org</a> or on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/streetsblogkea">@streetsblogkea</a>. Please reach out to her with tips and submissions.

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Kea Wilson

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The Brake Podcast: What Would the ‘Post-Automobility’ Future Look Like?

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This Artificial Intelligence Bot is Designing Better Streets Than Some Engineers

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THE BRAKE: Why ‘Automobility’ Is About So Much More Than Automobiles

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ABOUT TIME: YouTube Car Enthusiast Goes on Anti-Auto Rant

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Two Queens Pols Want City to Eliminate the Jamaica Busways 

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CRASH IN FLATIRON: Vehicle-Into-Building Crashes 40% Higher Than Previously Thought