Reposted by Slice Carhat
it is abundantly clear that we are hungry for positive, shared experiences.
April 8, 2024 at 8:01 PM
it is abundantly clear that we are hungry for positive, shared experiences.
Day 12: Cities, suburbs, and villages built the way we build them are actively hostile for children. Our places stunt our children's social and emotional health.
This is all done in the name of safety, but by prioritizing the 'safe' movement of cars, we are doing untold harm to our children.
This is all done in the name of safety, but by prioritizing the 'safe' movement of cars, we are doing untold harm to our children.
Cities Aren’t Built for Kids
But they could be.
www.theatlantic.com
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Day 12: Cities, suburbs, and villages built the way we build them are actively hostile for children. Our places stunt our children's social and emotional health.
This is all done in the name of safety, but by prioritizing the 'safe' movement of cars, we are doing untold harm to our children.
This is all done in the name of safety, but by prioritizing the 'safe' movement of cars, we are doing untold harm to our children.
Reposted by Slice Carhat
New study of Rome finds that people living in neighborhoods with significant pollution from traffic (NO₂ & ultrafine particles) are more likely to have mental issues, esp depression.
Add it to the pile of evidence showing that cars damage human health.
doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
Add it to the pile of evidence showing that cars damage human health.
doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
December 4, 2023 at 3:32 PM
New study of Rome finds that people living in neighborhoods with significant pollution from traffic (NO₂ & ultrafine particles) are more likely to have mental issues, esp depression.
Add it to the pile of evidence showing that cars damage human health.
doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
Add it to the pile of evidence showing that cars damage human health.
doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
@urbanismplus.bsky.social
I'm looking for book recommendations related to the extremely broad domain of urbanism.
What urbanism or urbanism-adjacent book has been most enlightening, inspirational, or interesting to you, either recently or throughout your life? And, if you want to share, why?
I'm looking for book recommendations related to the extremely broad domain of urbanism.
What urbanism or urbanism-adjacent book has been most enlightening, inspirational, or interesting to you, either recently or throughout your life? And, if you want to share, why?
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
@urbanismplus.bsky.social
I'm looking for book recommendations related to the extremely broad domain of urbanism.
What urbanism or urbanism-adjacent book has been most enlightening, inspirational, or interesting to you, either recently or throughout your life? And, if you want to share, why?
I'm looking for book recommendations related to the extremely broad domain of urbanism.
What urbanism or urbanism-adjacent book has been most enlightening, inspirational, or interesting to you, either recently or throughout your life? And, if you want to share, why?
Reposted by Slice Carhat
#accessiblecities People with disabilities are far more likely to lack a car. New transportation proposals should be as accessible as possible. But reluctance to move away from car dependency inherently leaves these people behind www.bts.gov/travel-patte...
November 27, 2023 at 1:05 AM
#accessiblecities People with disabilities are far more likely to lack a car. New transportation proposals should be as accessible as possible. But reluctance to move away from car dependency inherently leaves these people behind www.bts.gov/travel-patte...
No train? Just take the bus. Oh, wait.
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
No train? Just take the bus. Oh, wait.
Day 11:
Investing in only cars has, by design, torpedoed the options we have for getting around our cities, states, and the country as a whole.
It's pretty remarkable (or abhorrent) to think that if you live in much of America and don't have a car, you can't see your loved ones for the holidays.
Investing in only cars has, by design, torpedoed the options we have for getting around our cities, states, and the country as a whole.
It's pretty remarkable (or abhorrent) to think that if you live in much of America and don't have a car, you can't see your loved ones for the holidays.
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Day 11:
Investing in only cars has, by design, torpedoed the options we have for getting around our cities, states, and the country as a whole.
It's pretty remarkable (or abhorrent) to think that if you live in much of America and don't have a car, you can't see your loved ones for the holidays.
Investing in only cars has, by design, torpedoed the options we have for getting around our cities, states, and the country as a whole.
It's pretty remarkable (or abhorrent) to think that if you live in much of America and don't have a car, you can't see your loved ones for the holidays.
Day 10:
Let's try something different today. I'm curious what articles out there might offer any actually compelling counterpoints to reducing car dependency.
This article doesn't cut it. It is flawed. And LONG.
Have you seen arguments that actually make you think? @urbanismplus.bsky.social
Let's try something different today. I'm curious what articles out there might offer any actually compelling counterpoints to reducing car dependency.
This article doesn't cut it. It is flawed. And LONG.
Have you seen arguments that actually make you think? @urbanismplus.bsky.social
Sprawl Is Good: The Environmental Case for Suburbia
The Environmental Case for Suburbia
thebreakthrough.org
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Day 10:
Let's try something different today. I'm curious what articles out there might offer any actually compelling counterpoints to reducing car dependency.
This article doesn't cut it. It is flawed. And LONG.
Have you seen arguments that actually make you think? @urbanismplus.bsky.social
Let's try something different today. I'm curious what articles out there might offer any actually compelling counterpoints to reducing car dependency.
This article doesn't cut it. It is flawed. And LONG.
Have you seen arguments that actually make you think? @urbanismplus.bsky.social
Day 9:
Since our society practically requires cars to participate, we have built a very LOUD environment for ourselves.
Frequent exposure to LOUD noises has serious, measurable health effects - stress, heart disease, cognitive impairment, sleep loss, and more.
Our reliance on cars got us here.
Since our society practically requires cars to participate, we have built a very LOUD environment for ourselves.
Frequent exposure to LOUD noises has serious, measurable health effects - stress, heart disease, cognitive impairment, sleep loss, and more.
Our reliance on cars got us here.
Noise Could Take Years Off Your Life. Here’s How.
We used a professional sound meter to measure the din of daily life and talked to scientists about the health risks it can pose.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Day 9:
Since our society practically requires cars to participate, we have built a very LOUD environment for ourselves.
Frequent exposure to LOUD noises has serious, measurable health effects - stress, heart disease, cognitive impairment, sleep loss, and more.
Our reliance on cars got us here.
Since our society practically requires cars to participate, we have built a very LOUD environment for ourselves.
Frequent exposure to LOUD noises has serious, measurable health effects - stress, heart disease, cognitive impairment, sleep loss, and more.
Our reliance on cars got us here.
Reposted by Slice Carhat
"Pickups, SUVs and vans with a hood height greater than 40 inches are about 45 percent more likely to cause fatalities in pedestrian crashes than cars and other vehicles with a hood height of 30 inches or less."
www.iihs.org/news/detail/...
www.iihs.org/news/detail/...
November 15, 2023 at 6:36 PM
"Pickups, SUVs and vans with a hood height greater than 40 inches are about 45 percent more likely to cause fatalities in pedestrian crashes than cars and other vehicles with a hood height of 30 inches or less."
www.iihs.org/news/detail/...
www.iihs.org/news/detail/...
Day 8:
With a few exceptions, our cities don't allow us to walk for our daily needs. Many of us can't practically walk for ANY need.
This means we exercise less, we're less healthy, and we die younger. We've known this for a long time, and we keep pushing towards more car dependency.
With a few exceptions, our cities don't allow us to walk for our daily needs. Many of us can't practically walk for ANY need.
This means we exercise less, we're less healthy, and we die younger. We've known this for a long time, and we keep pushing towards more car dependency.
Car-driven society poses health risk for Americans
When Seema Shrikhande goes to work, she drives. When she takes her son to school, they drive. And when she goes shopping, to the bank or to visit friends, she gets into her car, buckles up and hits th...
www.reuters.com
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Day 8:
With a few exceptions, our cities don't allow us to walk for our daily needs. Many of us can't practically walk for ANY need.
This means we exercise less, we're less healthy, and we die younger. We've known this for a long time, and we keep pushing towards more car dependency.
With a few exceptions, our cities don't allow us to walk for our daily needs. Many of us can't practically walk for ANY need.
This means we exercise less, we're less healthy, and we die younger. We've known this for a long time, and we keep pushing towards more car dependency.
Reposted by Slice Carhat
speeding is illegal but car drivers will insist that the intent of multiple lanes is that you can go over the speed limit in the left ones. This gives you insight into how driving a car impacts you cognitively. As soon as you start the car you basically have about 1.5 concussions
November 15, 2023 at 12:18 AM
speeding is illegal but car drivers will insist that the intent of multiple lanes is that you can go over the speed limit in the left ones. This gives you insight into how driving a car impacts you cognitively. As soon as you start the car you basically have about 1.5 concussions
(fragile transportation network)
x
(total reliance on one mode of transportation)
+
(one route being taken out of commission)
=
the system shuts down, stay home
x
(total reliance on one mode of transportation)
+
(one route being taken out of commission)
=
the system shuts down, stay home
Drivers urged to take detours, public transit with 10 Freeway closed indefinitely in DTLA
Drivers, warned of potentially terrible traffic snarls, headed into the Monday morning commute following a raging pallet fire that closed a portion of the 10 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles.
abc7.com
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
(fragile transportation network)
x
(total reliance on one mode of transportation)
+
(one route being taken out of commission)
=
the system shuts down, stay home
x
(total reliance on one mode of transportation)
+
(one route being taken out of commission)
=
the system shuts down, stay home
Day 7:
Hot take time!
America needs to lead the way on the transformation away from car dependency for the majority of the population, instead of hiding behind whataboutism.
Not only is it the morally right thing to do, there is much money and clout to be gained.
Hot take time!
America needs to lead the way on the transformation away from car dependency for the majority of the population, instead of hiding behind whataboutism.
Not only is it the morally right thing to do, there is much money and clout to be gained.
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Day 7:
Hot take time!
America needs to lead the way on the transformation away from car dependency for the majority of the population, instead of hiding behind whataboutism.
Not only is it the morally right thing to do, there is much money and clout to be gained.
Hot take time!
America needs to lead the way on the transformation away from car dependency for the majority of the population, instead of hiding behind whataboutism.
Not only is it the morally right thing to do, there is much money and clout to be gained.
Day 6:
Fossil fuels are a scourge and have absolutely been a net negative for our planet, but if they disappeared today there's no telling the human suffering and death that would occur right away.
But, we ARE running out of fossil fuels, largely thanks to our dependency on cars.
Fossil fuels are a scourge and have absolutely been a net negative for our planet, but if they disappeared today there's no telling the human suffering and death that would occur right away.
But, we ARE running out of fossil fuels, largely thanks to our dependency on cars.
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Day 6:
Fossil fuels are a scourge and have absolutely been a net negative for our planet, but if they disappeared today there's no telling the human suffering and death that would occur right away.
But, we ARE running out of fossil fuels, largely thanks to our dependency on cars.
Fossil fuels are a scourge and have absolutely been a net negative for our planet, but if they disappeared today there's no telling the human suffering and death that would occur right away.
But, we ARE running out of fossil fuels, largely thanks to our dependency on cars.
A good day in Ohio!
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decisiondeskhq.com/ohio-electio...
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
A good day in Ohio!
decisiondeskhq.com/ohio-electio...
decisiondeskhq.com/ohio-electio...
Day 5:
Widespread adoption of cars and the subsidization of car use has been an absolute catastrophe for our environment.
Nobody that participates in our society can plausibly deny this. But, for today, I'm not talking about climate change. I'm talking about the effects on individuals.
Widespread adoption of cars and the subsidization of car use has been an absolute catastrophe for our environment.
Nobody that participates in our society can plausibly deny this. But, for today, I'm not talking about climate change. I'm talking about the effects on individuals.
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Day 5:
Widespread adoption of cars and the subsidization of car use has been an absolute catastrophe for our environment.
Nobody that participates in our society can plausibly deny this. But, for today, I'm not talking about climate change. I'm talking about the effects on individuals.
Widespread adoption of cars and the subsidization of car use has been an absolute catastrophe for our environment.
Nobody that participates in our society can plausibly deny this. But, for today, I'm not talking about climate change. I'm talking about the effects on individuals.
Day 4:
Car dependency has weakened our social fabric, with dramatic ripple effects on individuals, neighborhoods, and cities.
By minimizing the amount of time we might interact with others, we have made it that much harder to forge social connections (from acquaintances to deep friendships).
Car dependency has weakened our social fabric, with dramatic ripple effects on individuals, neighborhoods, and cities.
By minimizing the amount of time we might interact with others, we have made it that much harder to forge social connections (from acquaintances to deep friendships).
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Day 4:
Car dependency has weakened our social fabric, with dramatic ripple effects on individuals, neighborhoods, and cities.
By minimizing the amount of time we might interact with others, we have made it that much harder to forge social connections (from acquaintances to deep friendships).
Car dependency has weakened our social fabric, with dramatic ripple effects on individuals, neighborhoods, and cities.
By minimizing the amount of time we might interact with others, we have made it that much harder to forge social connections (from acquaintances to deep friendships).
Day 3:
We have prioritized enabling automobile speed at all costs, including life and limb, ruined neighborhoods, property damage, and dead small businesses.
Paradoxically, by prioritizing auto speed we have made congestion inevitable, and made driving MORE dangerous, and overall worse for drivers.
We have prioritized enabling automobile speed at all costs, including life and limb, ruined neighborhoods, property damage, and dead small businesses.
Paradoxically, by prioritizing auto speed we have made congestion inevitable, and made driving MORE dangerous, and overall worse for drivers.
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Day 3:
We have prioritized enabling automobile speed at all costs, including life and limb, ruined neighborhoods, property damage, and dead small businesses.
Paradoxically, by prioritizing auto speed we have made congestion inevitable, and made driving MORE dangerous, and overall worse for drivers.
We have prioritized enabling automobile speed at all costs, including life and limb, ruined neighborhoods, property damage, and dead small businesses.
Paradoxically, by prioritizing auto speed we have made congestion inevitable, and made driving MORE dangerous, and overall worse for drivers.
Day 2:
Growth, North American style, is financially unsustainable. If we continue, nearly every city will go broke. It's a matter of when, not if.
It's a complicated, interwoven set of factors, but this reality is driven (pun intended) by one common priority: development that prioritizes drivers.
Growth, North American style, is financially unsustainable. If we continue, nearly every city will go broke. It's a matter of when, not if.
It's a complicated, interwoven set of factors, but this reality is driven (pun intended) by one common priority: development that prioritizes drivers.
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Day 2:
Growth, North American style, is financially unsustainable. If we continue, nearly every city will go broke. It's a matter of when, not if.
It's a complicated, interwoven set of factors, but this reality is driven (pun intended) by one common priority: development that prioritizes drivers.
Growth, North American style, is financially unsustainable. If we continue, nearly every city will go broke. It's a matter of when, not if.
It's a complicated, interwoven set of factors, but this reality is driven (pun intended) by one common priority: development that prioritizes drivers.
Day 1:
Cars are expensive, but in nearly every city in America they are a baseline requirement to participate in society.
AAA says it costs, on average, $1,000/mo to operate a new vehicle. What would you do with $12,000 extra every year? Unfortunately, that's probably not a choice you can make.
Cars are expensive, but in nearly every city in America they are a baseline requirement to participate in society.
AAA says it costs, on average, $1,000/mo to operate a new vehicle. What would you do with $12,000 extra every year? Unfortunately, that's probably not a choice you can make.
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Day 1:
Cars are expensive, but in nearly every city in America they are a baseline requirement to participate in society.
AAA says it costs, on average, $1,000/mo to operate a new vehicle. What would you do with $12,000 extra every year? Unfortunately, that's probably not a choice you can make.
Cars are expensive, but in nearly every city in America they are a baseline requirement to participate in society.
AAA says it costs, on average, $1,000/mo to operate a new vehicle. What would you do with $12,000 extra every year? Unfortunately, that's probably not a choice you can make.
Disclaimers done - read this thread to see where I'm coming from.
I aim for a topic a day, in no real order. If day 1 doesn't speak to you, day 4 might. Or day 37. Please ask questions - I'm no expert, and thoughtful questions will help me understand things that much better.
I aim for a topic a day, in no real order. If day 1 doesn't speak to you, day 4 might. Or day 37. Please ask questions - I'm no expert, and thoughtful questions will help me understand things that much better.
My goal: Lay out the case for a society in which the majority of people do not need to have a car to accomplish most or all daily tasks. Importantly, I aim to share in a way that can appeal to everyone in some way. Not everyone will buy all the reasons, but everyone will buy some of the reasons.
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Disclaimers done - read this thread to see where I'm coming from.
I aim for a topic a day, in no real order. If day 1 doesn't speak to you, day 4 might. Or day 37. Please ask questions - I'm no expert, and thoughtful questions will help me understand things that much better.
I aim for a topic a day, in no real order. If day 1 doesn't speak to you, day 4 might. Or day 37. Please ask questions - I'm no expert, and thoughtful questions will help me understand things that much better.
My goal: Lay out the case for a society in which the majority of people do not need to have a car to accomplish most or all daily tasks. Importantly, I aim to share in a way that can appeal to everyone in some way. Not everyone will buy all the reasons, but everyone will buy some of the reasons.
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
My goal: Lay out the case for a society in which the majority of people do not need to have a car to accomplish most or all daily tasks. Importantly, I aim to share in a way that can appeal to everyone in some way. Not everyone will buy all the reasons, but everyone will buy some of the reasons.