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Streets can be more than places to move and store cars—they can be places for children to thrive. Alice Ferguson and Tim Gill call for a “radical, child-centric approach to transport policy and planning.” That would change everything for all of us.
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A fantastic and righteous take from Matthew Lewis about forced car dependency and the myth that our built environment reflects consumer and market preferences. As good a manifesto in The War on Cars as one is likely to find.
https://mateosfo.substack.com/p/americas-driving-mandate-dont-call
RE: https://social.notjustbikes.com/@notjustbikes/117032291431471097
Exactly. The Dutch model works really well for enabling cycling to and from stations without clogging trains with private bikes that crowd out other people or that otherwise make for an unpleasant experience.
It's:
Ride your personal bike and leave it at a secure bicycle parking at your local station.
Take the train.
Pick up an OV-fiets at your destination station.
Reverse the process for the return journey.
Life After Cars is also available on Kobo for just $1.99:
“We don’t expect anybody to read this book, close it at the end and say, ‘Okay, that’s it, I’m throwing my car keys away forever,’” Gordon said. “Most Americans live in places where that’s not possible. But, we want them to at least start to understand how we got here, and there are people, places and ideas that can get us out of it.”
Life After Cars offers "an escape from the endless cycle of some random event blowing up your gas budget every few years. Just close your eyes and think for a second what it would feel like to never have to think about how much gas costs again."
https://www.jalopnik.com/2144859/life-after-cars-book-review/
Thanks, Librairie Drawn & Quarterly in Montreal, for carrying Life After Cars!
There's now an autographed copy on the shelves, so if you're in Mile End go get it!
https://mtl.drawnandquarterly.com/item/p5lAnqxqGBSkLw-hyjX0Pw
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Now through March 29th, the Kindle edition of "Life After Cars" is available for just $1.99!
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In celebration of Independent Bookstore Day, Bookshop Dot Org is offering free shipping on all orders all weekend long. If you've been thinking of getting Life After Cars, now is a great time. Your purchase will support local, independently owned booksellers.
NEW! "Tony Kushner on The Pushcart War."
In The Pushcart War (1964), a band of vendors fight big trucks on the streets of NYC. The Pulitzer-prize winning Tony Kushner joins us to discuss the book's impact & how to defend humanity against corruption & capitalism.
https://podcasts.apple.com/lu/podcast/tony-kushner-on-the-pushcart-war/id1437755068?i=1000755734386
RE: @TheWarOnCars@mastodon.social
Last chance to get the e-book for a bargain price!
EPISODE 170: A Doctor’s View of Traffic Violence
Dr. Rex Tai is a physician who works in long-term care. Many of his patients are the victims of traffic violence. His experience providing care for these people has been part of his growing awareness of the effects of catastrophic injury for individuals and families, and how this public health crisis is just one aspect of a system that limits our mobility in so many ways, as well as dividing us from each other.
"There was plenty of free parking for the latest Columbus Metropolitan Club forum, but none of the panelists needed to use it.
They all took the bus."
https://columbusunderground.com/columbus-imagines-what-life-after-cars-might-look-like-tf2/
Chicago! The big weekend is here. Join us for our live show on Saturday night, April 4th with special guest Acting CTA President Nora Leerhsen and comedy from Funny You Should Care.
Tickets are going fast!
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/life-after-cars-an-evening-with-war-on-cars
Tony Kushner talks about how "The Pushcart War" remains relevant, especially in an age when of people trying to profit off of technology at the expense of humanity.
Hear the entire episode wherever you listen to podcasts.
Chicago! Out trip there is going to be jam-packed with events, including a fundraiser on Friday, April 3rd, a big live show on Saturday, April 4th, and a smaller event in Evanston on Monday, April 6th.
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Jersey City! Our event there has been rescheduled for May 1st. Tickets are now on sale.
Just a reminder that we're in the midst of our Bike Month membership drive. If you find what we do at The War on Cars meaningful, please become a Patreon supporter. You'll get access to bonus episodes and more. Save 20% off your first month or off of an annual membership with code BIKEMONTH.
