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Sarah Goodyear @sgoodyear.bsky.social · 11h

Woohoo!

James Glave 🇨🇦 @jamesglave.bsky.social · 11h

Look what just arrived! Looking forward to digging in on LIFE AFTER CARS and catching @sgoodyear.bsky.social @brooklynspoke.bsky.social in convo with @lucymaloney.bsky.social here in #Vancouver on Nov 8, hosted by @visionzerovancouver.ca. Tix here: visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/08/01/l...

Cover of hardback edition of "LIFE AFTER CARS: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile," By Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon, hosts of the War on Cars podcast, and Aaron Naparstek. The cover illustration depicts an abandoned or obsolete traffic light, overgrown with greenery.

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 10h

🚨 Life After Cars has landed at Jalopnik. Repeat: Life After Cars has landed at Jalopnik. 🚨

Collin 'Appears To Be A Typo' Woodard @collinwoodard.bsky.social · 10h

👀 (@sgoodyear.bsky.social @brooklynspoke.bsky.social @thewaroncars.bsky.social)

Photo of an advanced copy of Life After Cars

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 10h

Yeah, we don’t get it.

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James Glave 🇨🇦 @jamesglave.bsky.social · 11h

Look what just arrived! Looking forward to digging in on LIFE AFTER CARS and catching @sgoodyear.bsky.social @brooklynspoke.bsky.social in convo with @lucymaloney.bsky.social here in #Vancouver on Nov 8, hosted by @visionzerovancouver.ca. Tix here: visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/08/01/l...

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 12h

We’re hoping to do more. Need some good bookstores or other local partners to host us.

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Varyl Thorndycraft @varylt.bsky.social · 12h

The social and environmental costs of private car ownership captured in one screen grab.

From the intro to @thewaroncars.bsky.social Life After Cars book

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 13h

Well, that’s one person who won’t be buying the book.

Rectangular sticker covered in yellow paint, surrounded by other stickers and graffiti

Rectangular sticker covered in yellow paint, surrounded by graffiti

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Alex Nurse @alexnurse.bsky.social · 14h

I'll add this to my research leave reading list!

The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 20h

Thanks @usa.streetsblog.org for running this preview of "Life After Cars. Read the intro and please preorder the book. It will be published one week from today!

Sneak Peek: In Their Book, 'The War on Cars' Hosts Explore Life After the Automobile — Streetsblog USA

...and why it's so urgent that we work for a better future.

usa.streetsblog.org

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Sarah Goodyear @sgoodyear.bsky.social · 14h

One week to publication day!

The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 20h

Thanks @usa.streetsblog.org for running this preview of "Life After Cars. Read the intro and please preorder the book. It will be published one week from today!

Sneak Peek: In Their Book, 'The War on Cars' Hosts Explore Life After the Automobile — Streetsblog USA

...and why it's so urgent that we work for a better future.

usa.streetsblog.org

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Mike Christensen, MCMP, CNU-A, AICP @mrc-slc.bsky.social · 14h

Sneak Peek: In Their Book, ‘The War on Cars’ Hosts Explore Life After the Automobile - usa.streetsblog.org/2025/10/14/s... via @usa.streetsblog.org and @thewaroncars.bsky.social

Sneak Peek: In Their Book, 'The War on Cars' Hosts Explore Life After the Automobile — Streetsblog USA

...and why it's so urgent that we work for a better future.

usa.streetsblog.org

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 19h

Driving a car. You're basically on a livingroom couch staring forward like an idiot doing nothing.

Edith @edithcharles.bsky.social · Aug 23

What's something that isn't considered embarrassing but you think it should be?

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 15h

Working on it for April!

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un Américain perdu à Paris @paris75009.bsky.social · 17h

Paris has achieved the goal of more than 300 “school streets”.

Lots of before & after pictures in this latest October 2025 update.

#paris #schoolstreets #15minutecity #urbanism #school #safety #safestreets #children

www.paris.fr/pages/57-nou...

Plus de 300 « rues aux écoles » dans Paris

Expérimentées dans le cadre du déconfinement pour lutter contre la pollution, améliorer la qualité de l'air et végétaliser la ville, les « rues aux écoles » se multiplient à Paris. Ces piétonnisations...

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 17h

Patreoners... we just announced another city on our ever-growing Life After Cars book tour. Check your inboxes or the link below for more info and for tickets.

The War on Cars | Patreon

Creating a podcast about the fight against car dominance

www.patreon.com

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Sarah Goodyear @sgoodyear.bsky.social · 2d

Just sent stickers out to a new Patreon supporter in Connah's Quay, Wales, UK. I had never heard of it and looked it up...so cool to think of this connection with a specific part of the world I had never heard of before.

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 20h

Thanks so much!

The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 20h

Thanks @usa.streetsblog.org for running this preview of "Life After Cars. Read the intro and please preorder the book. It will be published one week from today!

Sneak Peek: In Their Book, 'The War on Cars' Hosts Explore Life After the Automobile — Streetsblog USA

...and why it's so urgent that we work for a better future.

usa.streetsblog.org

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Nietifa Van Suiker @lukewanderer.bsky.social · 1d

Can't wait to get mine!

Hayden Clarkin @thetransitguy.com · 1d

I really enjoyed Life After Cars, written by Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon, the podcast hosts of The War on Cars. It’s a must-read!

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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 1d

🙏 Hayden for your endorsement! It means a lot.

Hayden Clarkin @thetransitguy.com · 1d

I really enjoyed Life After Cars, written by Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon, the podcast hosts of The War on Cars. It’s a must-read!

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Hayden Clarkin @thetransitguy.com · 1d

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Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile: Goodyear, Sarah, Gordon, Doug, Naparstek, Aaron: 9780593850725: Amazon.com: Books

Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile [Goodyear, Sarah, Gordon, Doug, Naparstek, Aaron] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Life After Cars: Freeing Ou...

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Hayden Clarkin @thetransitguy.com · 1d

I really enjoyed Life After Cars, written by Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon, the podcast hosts of The War on Cars. It’s a must-read!

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 1d

News! Tickets for our Life After Cars live show at Dynasty Typewriter in Los Angeles on November 17th with special guests @awalkerinla.bsky.social, @billwearsties.bsky.social, and more TBA are now on sale to the general public. Thanks @streetsforall.org for hosting!

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The War On Cars: Life After Cars

Join the hosts of The War on Cars podcast - Sarah Goodyear & Doug Gordon - and Streets For All for a live, in-person conversation on the future of urban life. This special event will feature a li...

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 1d

Toronto’s Cycling and Pedestrian Projects Team continues to hit it out of the park. Out for a ride today and here’s just some of the new cycling facilities that I came across. New concrete planters and permanent curbs on Harbord Street. /1

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Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 5d

since denver launched its e-bike rebate program - the have sold 10,000 e-bikes and reduced an estimated 1,000,000 car trips - replacing millions of VMTs and reducing air pollution

there are no climate silver bullets... but damn - e-bikes and e-cargo bikes are close

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Denver Celebrates 10,000 E-Bike Rebates

Since its inception in April 2022, Denver has distributed over 10,000 electric bikes (e-bikes) to community members through its pioneering e-bike rebate program. As the first U.S. city to implement su...

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Jeffrey Tumlin 🏳️‍🌈 🌁 @jeffreytumlin.bsky.social · 1d

Gov signed SB 71, making permanent @scottwiener.bsky.social's CEQA exemptions. For much of our transit priority, protected bikeway, Slow Street, etc work, CEQA process would have taken longer and cost more than project itself, and done nothing for environment.🙏
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Wiener Introduces Legislation to Continue CEQA Exemption for Sustainable Transportation - Streetsblog California

“We’re excited to see Senator Wiener continue his leadership on active transportation with SB 71, which makes permanent a bill he authored to exempt biking, walking, and public transit plans and proje...

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