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Doug Gordon
@brooklynspoke.bsky.social
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“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
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This is the @dril.bsky.social drunk driving tweet.
Staten Islanders were mixed on the proposal, with some seeing it as a way to speed up their commutes and others raising concerns over the safety of pedestrians, particularly children.
December 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Is this the best named transit pass in North America? Other contenders include Seattle’s ORCA card. Others? Looking for ones with names that instantly connect you to the city where they’re used.
“Charlie Card” transit pass that has image of man in suit hanging out train window with a ticket. In the background is a blurry Green Line train.
November 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Stopped into the Andover Bookstore, the oldest independent bookstore in the country, and they had a copy of LIFE AFTER CARS. The owner asked me to sign it, which was so sweet. Apparently they’ve sold a lot of copies, and not just to my mom.
Person in brown jacket signing book on store counter. Yellow and black-and-white cover of life after cars on bookstore, bookshelf facing out
November 28, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Like a lot of cities it still has a long way to go but Boston is building some very nice bike infrastructure.
Separated by land with black pavement. Bike share station is on left side. Boston skyline is in background.
November 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Devastating.
Forget the sex; the real scandal here is the crime against language. We may be facing the biggest plot twist in this entire story: What if Nuzzi isn’t a good writer after all? What if, as a friend texted me this week, the true hero of this 15-act opera is whoever was editing her pieces at New York?
November 26, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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Thanks @visionzerovancouver.ca for these great pics of our live LIFE AFTER CARS show at the Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema with Councilmember @lucymaloney.bsky.social and @tomflood.bsky.social. This one looks like I'm singing "Memory" from Cats.

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Doug Gordon wearing dark jacket and patterned shirt holding microphone in front of bright white and yellow screen.
November 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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And, yes, the "war on cars" guy especially loves the design of Cars Land at Disney California Adventure, which looked even cooler at night in the rain.
Neon sign that says "Cozy Cone Motel No Vacancy" in orange with traffic cone shape. Sign is reflected in wet pavement.
November 23, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Experienced a rare rainy night at Disneyland in California this past week which had the effect of nearly emptying out the park. Wound up getting some great pics with few if any people in them.
Sleeping Beauty's Castle at Disneyland at night with wet pavement. It's lit up in blue and purple with icicle style lights on it.
November 23, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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This kind of smart, walkable, mixed-use urbanism is illegal to build in most American cities.
Main Street USA. Picture shot from perspective of person sitting on porch. You can see his leg over a wood floor. A wet street in the building buildings of Disneyland are in the background.
November 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Sold at least two books after striking up conversations with some folks while waiting on line at Disneyland, where I’m celebrating the end of the first big leg of our book tour. Disney Parks fans love walkability and car-free spaces!
Round button with green background and image of goofy that says I’m celebrating book tour 2025. Button is pinned to red bag.
November 20, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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Okay, this one is really cool.
Marquee saying the Hayworth on green lights and the war on cars pres by streets for all
November 18, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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Got around to this one late but I’m glad I did. It’s outstanding. @lioneltrolling.bsky.social
Cover of “when the clock broke” by John Ganz. Subtitle conmen conspirators, and the origins of Trumpism. Book is black blue, red and white.
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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The best way to explore Portland. @biketownpdx.bsky.social
Picture is shot from cyclist's point of view and shows bike handlebars and black basket on green bike lane. Sidewalk is on right. White cement and blacktop street is on left.
November 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Amazing. These are two of my favorite books so seeing Life After Cars as the top seller in urban planning is a thrill.
Three book covers: Life After cars at #1, The Color of Law at #2 and City of Quartz at Number 3.
November 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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When in Vancouver, BC on book tour…
Hockey arena from high vantage point.
November 10, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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Seeing the sights in Vancouver. Had to stop to see the famous urban Costco.
Sign that says Costco with shoppers underneath it and big apartment tower above it
November 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Do you think they’ll let me drive the Seattle Monorail?
Empty driver’s seat at front of glass windowed monorail.
November 6, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Marathon Sunday is truly the best day of the year in the city. Just wonderful in every possible way.
Red poster board with black lettering that says NY hearts U.
November 2, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Elite men.
November 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Elite women just past mile 7.
November 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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New short two-way protected bike lane connector on Union Street in Gowanus. Thanks @nyc-dot.bsky.social! Another project supported by @bkcb6.bsky.social. Glad to see the network taking shape in this part of the neighborhood.
November 2, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Strong "We're all trying to find the guy who did this" energy from Andrew Cuomo and his big PAC supporters.
Subway station platform with white and yellow tiles and brown bench. Many tiles are missing.
November 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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This Cuomo ad about how scary the subways are almost certainly used footage from the early COVID months, a time when it would have been trivially easy to get shots of empty platforms and subway cars... and when Cuomo was in charge of the MTA.
Close-up of shot from ad showing a white sign that says "wear a mask' over a few yellow and orange subway seats.
November 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Blue line down on 4th Ave for the marathon! Good luck, runners. I can’t wait for the best day of the year.
November 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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This entire article is one big Bikelash Mad Libs, a phenomenon we discuss in the book. I wonder if people subconsciously absorb this stuff from other bike lane fights or if comments like it are baked into the NIMBY brain.
The merchants don’t have a problem with bike lanes, Scotto emphasized. He personally rides a high-end Trek carbon fiber bicycle. “I bike from my residence in Downtown Brooklyn to New Jersey, I bike to Long Beach in Long Island, I bike all over the place. But this bike lane doesn’t work for a host of reasons.”
October 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM