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France to Car Buyers: Driving is Bad For Your Health and Community
A new law will require car advertisers in France to promote walking, cycling, and transit, deepening the already stark contrast between how automobiles are allowed to be marketed in Europe versus car-crazy America.
January 6, 2022
Streetsblog Watched ‘American Auto’ … So Now You Don’t Have To
Many Americans would love to watch a competent satire about the sheer absurdity and cruelty of the auto industry. Alas, "American Auto" is not that show.
January 4, 2022
Yes, Even Walmart Wants to Build Smaller Parking Lots
At the peak of its parking investment, Walmart was building six parking spaces per thousand square feet of store. But that's changed.
January 3, 2022
DOT: Cars Cars Cars Cars Car Cars Cars Carscars (Of Course, Cars Cars)
Cars cars cars cars cars — because cars cars cars with cars in cars driving with cars.
December 31, 2021
Study: Drivers Responsible For Way More Ammonia Pollution Than Previously Thought
Federal and state agencies may be underestimating the amount of dangerous ammonia emissions that cars pump into the atmosphere by as much as a factor of five, a new study finds — and maybe more in urban areas.
December 7, 2021
Thursday’s Headlines: Car Harms Edition
It's time to vote for why YOU think cars are so terrible! Plus other news.
December 2, 2021
Monday’s Headlines: Yes, You Missed a Lot Edition (It’s OK, So Did Andy Byford!)
The big story you missed over the weekend was our old pal Andy "Train Daddy" Byford getting slammed for a PSA that basically equated cocooned car drivers and far-more-vulnerable road users. Plus all the other news from the weekend.
November 29, 2021
Dear Joe: The Electric Hummer is Not the Future
An open letter to the American president that his constant cheerleading for electric mega-cars is not only a bad look, but bad policy.
November 21, 2021
Four Ways ‘Automobility’ Shapes Our Lives — Besides Crashes and Climate
The violence of car culture extends far beyond the obvious outrages of car crashes, pollution, destroyed communities and structural racism, a fascinating new paper argues.
November 18, 2021
America’s Most Toxic Car Ads Semi-Finals: Cadillac vs. Dodge
We're finishing out the semi-finals with another battle of the bad dads — and this one's a doozy.
November 4, 2021
