Doug Gordon
@brooklynspoke.bsky.social
“A jovial guy from Brooklyn trying to prod society in a better direction.” Co-host, The War on Cars podcast. Runner, Disney parks fan (he/him)
Our new book, "Life After Cars" is out from Thesis / Penguin Random House.
https://www.lifeaftercars.com
Our new book, "Life After Cars" is out from Thesis / Penguin Random House.
https://www.lifeaftercars.com
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Doug Gordon
@brooklynspoke.bsky.social
· Apr 22
Coming October 21st...
"Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile."
A new book about how cars ruin everything and what we can do to fight back.
Pre-order here: www.lifeaftercars.com
"Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile."
A new book about how cars ruin everything and what we can do to fight back.
Pre-order here: www.lifeaftercars.com
Some news!
I am really excited about this! I'm biased, but I think we wrote a very good book. I can't wait to get it into your hands.
I am really excited about this! I'm biased, but I think we wrote a very good book. I can't wait to get it into your hands.
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My mom and my aunts sewed a panel for my uncle when he died. I've had the chance to see parts of the quilt in person, the most recently was in Toronto in 2006, and it is such a beautiful tribute, seeing the art and love that surrounded each person, which is what also makes it so devastating.
December 2, 2025 at 12:48 AM
My mom and my aunts sewed a panel for my uncle when he died. I've had the chance to see parts of the quilt in person, the most recently was in Toronto in 2006, and it is such a beautiful tribute, seeing the art and love that surrounded each person, which is what also makes it so devastating.
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Did the people who designed the airport to be impossible to walk to think that maybe the most predictable thing ever would happen with increasing frequency
November 30, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Did the people who designed the airport to be impossible to walk to think that maybe the most predictable thing ever would happen with increasing frequency
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Life After Cars spotting at @portersqbooks.bsky.social in Cambridge, MA.
December 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Life After Cars spotting at @portersqbooks.bsky.social in Cambridge, MA.
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Big news! Our book talk in Boulder is now sold out, but tickets are still available for our live show in Denver on Friday, December 12th. We have a great set of guests lined up, including one special addition we'll announce soon. See you there!
YIMBY Action Presents: The War on Cars LIVE in Denver
Join The War on Cars podcast and YIMBY Action for a live, in-person conversation on the future of urban life happening at History Colorado.This special event will feature a lively discussion on the up...
www.zeffy.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Big news! Our book talk in Boulder is now sold out, but tickets are still available for our live show in Denver on Friday, December 12th. We have a great set of guests lined up, including one special addition we'll announce soon. See you there!
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I’m excited to co-host a screening of a film about the fight for a safer McGuinness Blvd on Dec. 17 at BPL’s Center for BK History, followed by a panel w @emilygallagher.bsky.social @keviningreenpt @ShabazzStuart Ben Wolf + moderator @brooklynspoke.bsky.social
Free Tix: bit.ly/mcguinnessblvdmovie
Free Tix: bit.ly/mcguinnessblvdmovie
December 2, 2025 at 3:46 AM
I’m excited to co-host a screening of a film about the fight for a safer McGuinness Blvd on Dec. 17 at BPL’s Center for BK History, followed by a panel w @emilygallagher.bsky.social @keviningreenpt @ShabazzStuart Ben Wolf + moderator @brooklynspoke.bsky.social
Free Tix: bit.ly/mcguinnessblvdmovie
Free Tix: bit.ly/mcguinnessblvdmovie
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Window display for the @thewaroncars.bsky.social book at Audrey's on Jasper Avenue in downtown Edmonton, Alberta
December 2, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Window display for the @thewaroncars.bsky.social book at Audrey's on Jasper Avenue in downtown Edmonton, Alberta
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Get your tickets #bikeden #bikefrontrange
Big news! Our book talk in Boulder is now sold out, but tickets are still available for our live show in Denver on Friday, December 12th. We have a great set of guests lined up, including one special addition we'll announce soon. See you there!
YIMBY Action Presents: The War on Cars LIVE in Denver
Join The War on Cars podcast and YIMBY Action for a live, in-person conversation on the future of urban life happening at History Colorado.This special event will feature a lively discussion on the up...
www.zeffy.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Get your tickets #bikeden #bikefrontrange
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I never do this, but I really want to be involved. @elliottkalan.bsky.social should write on it. I'll laugh and unroll maps.
deadline.com/2025/12/matt...
deadline.com/2025/12/matt...
Matthew Rhys Is In Talks With Netflix Over Adaptation Of Robert Caro’s ‘The Power Broker’
Matthew Rhys is in talks with the streamer over the adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book.
deadline.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I never do this, but I really want to be involved. @elliottkalan.bsky.social should write on it. I'll laugh and unroll maps.
deadline.com/2025/12/matt...
deadline.com/2025/12/matt...
"This is not a serious person" is a line I'd like to see Democrats employ more.
Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
December 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"This is not a serious person" is a line I'd like to see Democrats employ more.
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Oxford Street cannot be pedestrianized soon enough. It is so packed with pedestrians some days that there isn’t room on the sidewalk.
November 30, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Oxford Street cannot be pedestrianized soon enough. It is so packed with pedestrians some days that there isn’t room on the sidewalk.
I'm taking the Commuter Rail from Boston to Providence in the morning. It's the only way to fly. Can't wait to get down there!
🤩 TOMORROW: It’s finally here! The authors of “Life After Cars” make their first New England stop in Providence! Join us for a great night with some awesome friends! @thewaroncars.bsky.social
🎟️ Tickets at events.uptownpvd.com/events/life-...
🎟️ Tickets at events.uptownpvd.com/events/life-...
December 1, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I'm taking the Commuter Rail from Boston to Providence in the morning. It's the only way to fly. Can't wait to get down there!
It’s not as if there’s big money in bike parking, so normal Eric Adams corruption can’t be the answer. My money is on what I’d call the “sour grapes theory,” defined below.
"Randy Mastro felt he had to do something but didn't want to do a single thing to validate anyone loosely associated with Transportation Alternatives" may be the Occam's Razor explanation here, eh?
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I am profoundly grateful for the support. As some of you have requested, I am releasing our full secure bike parking proposal publicly for NYC. We did not take anything for granted-- we partnered with global leaders in London and Paris as well as Motivate + others
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December 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
It’s not as if there’s big money in bike parking, so normal Eric Adams corruption can’t be the answer. My money is on what I’d call the “sour grapes theory,” defined below.
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I am profoundly grateful for the support. As some of you have requested, I am releasing our full secure bike parking proposal publicly for NYC. We did not take anything for granted-- we partnered with global leaders in London and Paris as well as Motivate + others
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December 1, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I am profoundly grateful for the support. As some of you have requested, I am releasing our full secure bike parking proposal publicly for NYC. We did not take anything for granted-- we partnered with global leaders in London and Paris as well as Motivate + others
docsend.com/view/rw3vxqe...
docsend.com/view/rw3vxqe...
How a homegrown company that’s been at it for so long. didn’t even get considered is beyond me. Oonee is doing great work just across the river in Jersey City and it’s a shame the Adams admin excluded the company. Eric Adams was even an early booster!
Today was the hardest day of my life. We fought for nearly a decade to bring secure bike parking to NYC and ultimately were completely excluded from the @nyc-dot.bsky.social process for citywide system. To those who believed in us and our vision, I am so sorry.
nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/12/01/a...
nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/12/01/a...
Adams Administration Picks Vendor for Bike Locker Vendor After Years-Long Wait - Streetsblog New York City
Bike parking lockers built by Tranzito are coming to hundreds of locations across the five boroughs, the Eric Adams administration said.
nyc.streetsblog.org
December 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
How a homegrown company that’s been at it for so long. didn’t even get considered is beyond me. Oonee is doing great work just across the river in Jersey City and it’s a shame the Adams admin excluded the company. Eric Adams was even an early booster!
So much fun to talk to Sammy, one of the best climate reporters on the beat. And I love this line: “But Gordon isn’t an ideological purist. He’s a jovial guy from Brooklyn trying to prod society in a better direction.” Might be my new social media bio.
What's better for climate: Driving an EV or not driving at all?
Not a fair question, but I still asked @brooklynspoke.bsky.social, co-host of @thewaroncars.bsky.social. We are both huge Disneyland fans, so that was our frame of reference.
My latest: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/car-cultur...
Not a fair question, but I still asked @brooklynspoke.bsky.social, co-host of @thewaroncars.bsky.social. We are both huge Disneyland fans, so that was our frame of reference.
My latest: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/car-cultur...
Car Culture, Part 1: The Battle for Disneyland
Should we drive electric vehicles or try to stop driving? "Life After Cars" meets the Happiest Place on Earth.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
So much fun to talk to Sammy, one of the best climate reporters on the beat. And I love this line: “But Gordon isn’t an ideological purist. He’s a jovial guy from Brooklyn trying to prod society in a better direction.” Might be my new social media bio.
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@thewaroncars.bsky.social picked this up at bookpeople. Won’t be there for the signing but thankful this movement is coming to my beautiful ATX 🥲
Enjoy the bbq and the metro red line!
Enjoy the bbq and the metro red line!
December 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
@thewaroncars.bsky.social picked this up at bookpeople. Won’t be there for the signing but thankful this movement is coming to my beautiful ATX 🥲
Enjoy the bbq and the metro red line!
Enjoy the bbq and the metro red line!
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After Car - Alloy
A new book explores options a less car-dependent world.
alloymag.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I'm convinced that stories like this help the movement. Regular Post readers already hate anything that inconveniences drivers, and this won't change their minds. Meanwhile, normal folks see this, share it and, after even a second of thought, think it's ridiculous to be against safer streets.
Mamdani hires car-hating activist Ben Furnas to transportation team: ‘war on drivers’
Mamdani hires car-hating activist Ben Furnas to transportation team: ‘war on drivers’
Car-hating Transportation Alternatives boss Ben Furnas has been appointed to Mamdani's transition team for transportation, climate and infrastructure – and his agenda is a nightmare for the city's drivers.
nypost.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I'm convinced that stories like this help the movement. Regular Post readers already hate anything that inconveniences drivers, and this won't change their minds. Meanwhile, normal folks see this, share it and, after even a second of thought, think it's ridiculous to be against safer streets.
Weird that Bicycle Lobby never showed up here on Bluesky, although I just got served up an IG ad for this so I guess it's still active.
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The All-Powerful Bicycle Lobby by Bicycle Lobby
Did you know there's an All-Powerful Bicycle Lobby? This shadowy organization is coming to your city to influence politicians, change streets and ban cars.
Wear this shirt to your next community meet...
cottonbureau.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Weird that Bicycle Lobby never showed up here on Bluesky, although I just got served up an IG ad for this so I guess it's still active.
cottonbureau.com/p/8BER2F/shi...
cottonbureau.com/p/8BER2F/shi...
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This is the @dril.bsky.social drunk driving tweet.
December 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This is the @dril.bsky.social drunk driving tweet.
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Kushner’s literal defense of managing $2 billion of Saudi dollars was that he would no longer again participate in government
December 1, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Kushner’s literal defense of managing $2 billion of Saudi dollars was that he would no longer again participate in government
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Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
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See you in a couple of days, Providence. This is going to be a fun show. Get tickets now!
POV: Showing “Life After Cars” the streets of Providence for planning reasons. Little fella’s got his work cut out but I believe in him! 💪
COME TO OUR LIVE SHOW with @thewaroncars.bsky.social Dec. 2nd at the Uptown Thester!
🎟️ events.uptownpvd.com/events/life-...
COME TO OUR LIVE SHOW with @thewaroncars.bsky.social Dec. 2nd at the Uptown Thester!
🎟️ events.uptownpvd.com/events/life-...
December 1, 2025 at 2:33 AM
See you in a couple of days, Providence. This is going to be a fun show. Get tickets now!
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if this is discrimination, I’m genuinely unsure what you’re supposed to do when a student responds to a prompt with some religious gibberish
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
December 1, 2025 at 12:43 AM
if this is discrimination, I’m genuinely unsure what you’re supposed to do when a student responds to a prompt with some religious gibberish