Car Dependence
All The Ways That Car Domination Harms 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 5, 2024
Study: Remote Work Isn’t Always A Cure for America’s Driving Addiction
A lot of Americans traded long commutes for short errands during the pandemic — but whether that swap resulted in more or less driving is a consequence of policy choices.
October 4, 2023
Why Democrats and Republicans Alike Keep Expanding Highways
A Democratic governor's controversial decision to pick up a road-widening effort where his Republican predecessor left off is sparking a conversation about why U.S. leaders across party lines keep pushing for the same old harmful highway projects.
September 11, 2023
New Federal Report Finds Most U.S. Communities Are Clueless About Their Transport Emissions
The Biden Administration set a goal to get America to net zero by 2050. But when it comes to U.S. transportation, most American communities have no idea where they're even starting from.
August 11, 2023
How Auto Debt is Holding Millions of Americans In Custody — Sometimes Literally
A new book argues that car dependency is sentencing Americans to a lifetime of extractive debt — and sometimes, literally landing them in jail.
July 24, 2023
Temp Tags Begone! After Streetsblog Investigation, Texas Eliminates Paper License Plates
Texas will eliminate temporary license plates — the paper versions of real plates that nefarious dealers and outright crooks around the country are selling to drivers to avoid speed cameras, commit other vehicular crimes or simply to keep driving if they lack insurance or a driver's license.
June 15, 2023
Opinion: Could You Go a Week Without Driving? (Yes — And Here’s Why You Should)
If you can drive and can afford a car, you probably don’t understand what it’s like to rely, day in and out, on walking, rolling, transit, or asking or paying for rides. But this is every day for non-drivers.
May 25, 2023
Podcast: Is the Electric Car a ‘Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing’?
On today's episode of The Brake, we sit down with the co-author of a new paper, "Exposing the Structural Violence of Private Electric Automobility," to talk about why the EV debate is so polarizing.
May 9, 2023
Opinion: Electric Cars Shouldn’t Distract Us From Building a More Walkable World
"Governments champion EVs to win voter support, and corporations offer optimistic product projections to lure investors. The reality is that electric cars will be less of a solution than presently expected."
February 27, 2023
What the Gas Stove Meltdown Has In Common With the Car Culture Wars
We need to fix both systems, which were created by Big Gas and Big Auto so long ago that they feel like personal choices. A great essay by Kea Wilson.
January 13, 2023
