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KOMANOFF: New York Times Starts Embracing ‘Future without Cars’

Times opinion writer Farhad Manjoo did more than just illustrate a vision for a car-free city that many of us have been championing, he did so in a way that clearly put the topic on the map for readers of the Gray Lady.

Charles Komanoff

July 12, 2020

KOMANOFF: New York Times Starts Embracing ‘Future without Cars’

Car ads

SEE IT: The Pro-Bike Van Moof Ad That’s Too Hot for French TV

Does the company's bike ad create “a climate of anxiety"? The French think so.

Gersh Kuntzman

June 30, 2020

Car culture

Feds Seek Incentives to Encourage Driving (Which Will Accelerate the Other Pandemic — Traffic Violence)

Federal officials want to incentivize urban driving, claiming it will reduce the spread of COVID-19. Here's why they're wrong.

Kea Wilson

May 29, 2020

Car culture

Is the ‘Pleasure Drive’ Making a COVID Comeback?

Getting behind the wheel has become "outdoor" recreation during COVID-19.

Kea Wilson

May 27, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Bill de Blasio

Californians Laugh As Mayor Says LA Drivers are Better

Golden State residents were openly mocking our mayor after he said that "in California, drivers stop at intersections even if there's no light or stop sign; they stop when people are trying to cross the street even in the middle of the street." They don't.

Gersh Kuntzman

April 22, 2020

Car culture

Car Pollution Makes Us More Vulnerable to COVID-19

COVID-19 is a killer. But it has an accomplice: car culture.

Kea Wilson

April 20, 2020

Car culture

Talking Headways Podcast: Laws Prioritize Cars Over People

It's another standout episode featuring Iowa Law Professor Greg Shill who describes all of the ways that driving is costing and killing out society — and how non-drivers can't even opt out!