Sarah Goodyear
@sgoodyear.bsky.social
Writer. New Yorker. Co-host, The War on Cars podcast. Our book, Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile, is out now. lifeaftercars.com
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How exciting! My book made it to @shifter.info gift guide this year right along with Life After Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social @sgoodyear.bsky.social @brooklynspoke.bsky.social youtu.be/j01meiJyLeI
Cycling Gift Guide 2025: Things I Actually Use
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November 22, 2025 at 2:56 AM
How exciting! My book made it to @shifter.info gift guide this year right along with Life After Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social @sgoodyear.bsky.social @brooklynspoke.bsky.social youtu.be/j01meiJyLeI
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Really enjoyed talking with @brooklynspoke.bsky.social and @sgoodyear.bsky.social while they were in San Diego promoting "Life After Cars." They met me in Balboa Park (in the pouring rain!) so we could see, hear and discuss the ways cars have impacted our most precious public spaces.
Have a listen!
Have a listen!
BONUS: "Life After Cars” (w/ The War on Cars)
What would society look like if people no longer needed their cars? That's the premise of the new book “Life After Cars,” written by Doug Gordon and Sarah Goodyear.
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November 22, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Really enjoyed talking with @brooklynspoke.bsky.social and @sgoodyear.bsky.social while they were in San Diego promoting "Life After Cars." They met me in Balboa Park (in the pouring rain!) so we could see, hear and discuss the ways cars have impacted our most precious public spaces.
Have a listen!
Have a listen!
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Columbus, OH! We will be at THE Ohio State University for a LIFE AFTER CARS live show on Tues, January 27th at the Wexner Center for the Arts. Tickets are now available. See you there!
cura.osu.edu/events/life-...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Columbus, OH! We will be at THE Ohio State University for a LIFE AFTER CARS live show on Tues, January 27th at the Wexner Center for the Arts. Tickets are now available. See you there!
cura.osu.edu/events/life-...
cura.osu.edu/events/life-...
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passivhaus! Passivhaus! PASSIVHAUS!
Today on Volts: for years, I've wanted to do a podcast on indoor air quality, and I finally found the perfect guest! Dr. Lagoudas & I discuss indoor air pollutants, the policies and technologies that can control them, and the growing need to frame indoor air quality as a basic human right.
What's the deal with indoor air quality?
From CO2 monitors to better building codes, Dr. Georgia Lagoudas outlines how to clean up the spaces where we spend 90% of our lives.
www.volts.wtf
November 21, 2025 at 3:51 AM
passivhaus! Passivhaus! PASSIVHAUS!
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I won't start ranting about it because I just get myself worked up, but quickly: I literally can not think of an investment of public funds that has a higher return than *cleaning the indoor air in schools*. It's so easy, so cheap, & has such HUGE payoff. Criminal that we basically don't do it.
November 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I won't start ranting about it because I just get myself worked up, but quickly: I literally can not think of an investment of public funds that has a higher return than *cleaning the indoor air in schools*. It's so easy, so cheap, & has such HUGE payoff. Criminal that we basically don't do it.
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"Can [your 1st grader] travel alone in the neighborhood (4-8 blocks) to the store, school, playground or to a friend’s home.”
Psychologist, Louise Bates Ames, book "Your 6YO: Loving and Defiant" in '79, on childhood development.
Life After Cars continues to surprise me. @thewaroncars.bsky.social
Psychologist, Louise Bates Ames, book "Your 6YO: Loving and Defiant" in '79, on childhood development.
Life After Cars continues to surprise me. @thewaroncars.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM
"Can [your 1st grader] travel alone in the neighborhood (4-8 blocks) to the store, school, playground or to a friend’s home.”
Psychologist, Louise Bates Ames, book "Your 6YO: Loving and Defiant" in '79, on childhood development.
Life After Cars continues to surprise me. @thewaroncars.bsky.social
Psychologist, Louise Bates Ames, book "Your 6YO: Loving and Defiant" in '79, on childhood development.
Life After Cars continues to surprise me. @thewaroncars.bsky.social
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Loved the event and got a good laugh at the response to the Tonya Harding rapid Q&A challenge. As an avid "leave the car at home" city bike rider, I am grateful for all the work you do. Thank you!
November 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Loved the event and got a good laugh at the response to the Tonya Harding rapid Q&A challenge. As an avid "leave the car at home" city bike rider, I am grateful for all the work you do. Thank you!
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They arrived! Thank you @pattybikes.com @sgoodyear.bsky.social @thewaroncars.bsky.social & @mcnallyrobinson.com 🚲 📚 #bikesky #booksky
November 18, 2025 at 11:55 PM
They arrived! Thank you @pattybikes.com @sgoodyear.bsky.social @thewaroncars.bsky.social & @mcnallyrobinson.com 🚲 📚 #bikesky #booksky
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From LIFE AFTER CARS:
• Name an issue affecting society right now, and there’s a good bet it is caused or at least exacerbated by society’s overreliance on cars
• Our climate and our own health can no longer withstand the assault of the automobile.
bit.ly/485tCUB
• Name an issue affecting society right now, and there’s a good bet it is caused or at least exacerbated by society’s overreliance on cars
• Our climate and our own health can no longer withstand the assault of the automobile.
bit.ly/485tCUB
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
From LIFE AFTER CARS:
• Name an issue affecting society right now, and there’s a good bet it is caused or at least exacerbated by society’s overreliance on cars
• Our climate and our own health can no longer withstand the assault of the automobile.
bit.ly/485tCUB
• Name an issue affecting society right now, and there’s a good bet it is caused or at least exacerbated by society’s overreliance on cars
• Our climate and our own health can no longer withstand the assault of the automobile.
bit.ly/485tCUB
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You're invited! Join us on Dec. 4 for a can't-miss conversation with @sgoodyear.bsky.social & @brooklynspoke.bsky.social of @thewaroncars.bsky.social and local leaders about a future for Austin after cars.
Tix: bookpeople.com/event/2025-1...
Tix: bookpeople.com/event/2025-1...
November 21, 2025 at 1:13 AM
You're invited! Join us on Dec. 4 for a can't-miss conversation with @sgoodyear.bsky.social & @brooklynspoke.bsky.social of @thewaroncars.bsky.social and local leaders about a future for Austin after cars.
Tix: bookpeople.com/event/2025-1...
Tix: bookpeople.com/event/2025-1...
The other night, we had the great honor of presenting at one of the world's great bookstores, @powells.bsky.social. Everyone there was so good to us. We love you, Portland and Powell's!
November 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The other night, we had the great honor of presenting at one of the world's great bookstores, @powells.bsky.social. Everyone there was so good to us. We love you, Portland and Powell's!
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This comment was posted on a letter to the editor about bike lanes.
"no one with a disability, injury, age related changes, or small children is going to not use a car. Those groups all need clear streets and access to good parking close to their destination. "
Don't be this person! /1
"no one with a disability, injury, age related changes, or small children is going to not use a car. Those groups all need clear streets and access to good parking close to their destination. "
Don't be this person! /1
November 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
This comment was posted on a letter to the editor about bike lanes.
"no one with a disability, injury, age related changes, or small children is going to not use a car. Those groups all need clear streets and access to good parking close to their destination. "
Don't be this person! /1
"no one with a disability, injury, age related changes, or small children is going to not use a car. Those groups all need clear streets and access to good parking close to their destination. "
Don't be this person! /1
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An illuminating, educational, and frequently hilarious evening at Dynasty Typewriter for @thewaroncars.bsky.social L.A. book tour event! Thank you @sgoodyear.bsky.social @brooklynspoke.bsky.social @awalkerinla.bsky.social @billwearsties.bsky.social @hugoforcd13.bsky.social and @michaelschneider.com!
November 18, 2025 at 5:27 AM
An illuminating, educational, and frequently hilarious evening at Dynasty Typewriter for @thewaroncars.bsky.social L.A. book tour event! Thank you @sgoodyear.bsky.social @brooklynspoke.bsky.social @awalkerinla.bsky.social @billwearsties.bsky.social @hugoforcd13.bsky.social and @michaelschneider.com!
We are here and we are ready to have some fun! LA come out and play!
📣 TONIGHT! @thewaroncars.bsky.social is coming to LA! I'm joining them onstage for a live show with @streetsforall.org to promote their new book.
🌧️ WE MUST SHOW THESE NEW YORKERS THAT A LITTLE RAIN DOES NOT SCARE LA AWAY!
🎟️ Tickets are available here: www.dynastytypewriter.com/calendar-squ...
🌧️ WE MUST SHOW THESE NEW YORKERS THAT A LITTLE RAIN DOES NOT SCARE LA AWAY!
🎟️ Tickets are available here: www.dynastytypewriter.com/calendar-squ...
November 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM
We are here and we are ready to have some fun! LA come out and play!
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A group shot from the @visionzerovancouver.ca @thewaroncars.bsky.social event this past Saturday night
If interested in supporting their work you can donate to VZV here: tinyurl.com/VZVan
If interested in supporting their work you can donate to VZV here: tinyurl.com/VZVan
November 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
A group shot from the @visionzerovancouver.ca @thewaroncars.bsky.social event this past Saturday night
If interested in supporting their work you can donate to VZV here: tinyurl.com/VZVan
If interested in supporting their work you can donate to VZV here: tinyurl.com/VZVan
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I haven't had a car since 2002 and I love seeing some people's faces when they hear that, it's like I just slapped them or something, like how dare I reject the Very American Requirement of car ownership.
Wild. We always say on the podcast that owning a car is required for effective full enfranchisement in most places of the USA because we are such a car-dependent society, but this is...next level. They say it like it's disqualifying for office.
WaPo editorial board launches a disgusting car-brained attack on Seattle's new mayor Katie Wilson.
"Who is Wilson? She does not own a car"
It's so bad you need to read it, so a gift link: wapo.st/4r2peP3
"Who is Wilson? She does not own a car"
It's so bad you need to read it, so a gift link: wapo.st/4r2peP3
November 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I haven't had a car since 2002 and I love seeing some people's faces when they hear that, it's like I just slapped them or something, like how dare I reject the Very American Requirement of car ownership.
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[wild speculation voice] a significant portion of LA's hyper obsessive health, fitness, and hiking culture can likely be attributed to the primal subconscious compensating reaction of living in a car dependent wasteland that is antithetical to the existence of people or even life itself.
November 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
[wild speculation voice] a significant portion of LA's hyper obsessive health, fitness, and hiking culture can likely be attributed to the primal subconscious compensating reaction of living in a car dependent wasteland that is antithetical to the existence of people or even life itself.
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I sold my car in Seattle 2.5 years ago and the amount of money and stress I’ve saved since then is unreal. When I find myself inside a car these days I feel claustrophobic. I also feel more connected to my neighborhood and city now.
November 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I sold my car in Seattle 2.5 years ago and the amount of money and stress I’ve saved since then is unreal. When I find myself inside a car these days I feel claustrophobic. I also feel more connected to my neighborhood and city now.
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Also insane. Washington State has the second highest Human Development Index rating. On par with all the countries everyone freaks out about being so amazing...... and Seattle is what drives that. INSPITE of not being nearly as progressive as those "dream" countries.
Get it Katie!
Get it Katie!
November 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Also insane. Washington State has the second highest Human Development Index rating. On par with all the countries everyone freaks out about being so amazing...... and Seattle is what drives that. INSPITE of not being nearly as progressive as those "dream" countries.
Get it Katie!
Get it Katie!
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uhhh yes please come for the dangerous and uneccesary 0-60mph times
China has banned calling your car self-driving when it isn't, a ban on slick door handles that don't work in emergencies is in the works, and now it's coming for rapid 0-60 times, as it seeks to destroy every last one of Tesla's "innovations."
carnewschina.com/2025/11/13/c...
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China proposes 5-second 0-100 km/h acceleration limit on vehicles to enhance road safety
China moves to curb "too fast" cars with new 5-second acceleration requirement.
carnewschina.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
uhhh yes please come for the dangerous and uneccesary 0-60mph times
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The “do less more often” tour coming to a city near* you.
Just preaching my message of "wanting to do less more often" we all have our reasons.
November 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The “do less more often” tour coming to a city near* you.
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There's word of a local armistice in The War on Cars! TONIGHT 7:30pm rain or shine at Dynasty Typewriter on Wilshire near MacArthur Park. Don't miss @thewaroncars.bsky.social book tour.
This Monday join us for Life After Cars with The War on Cars at Dynasty Typewriter!
🎟️ https://www.streetsforall.org/events/lifeaftercars
🎁 Attend for a chance to win Cleverhood merch!
And if you’re gearing up for a rainy weekend 🌧️, enjoy 15% off anytime: https://cleverhood.com/pages/streets-for-all
🎟️ https://www.streetsforall.org/events/lifeaftercars
🎁 Attend for a chance to win Cleverhood merch!
And if you’re gearing up for a rainy weekend 🌧️, enjoy 15% off anytime: https://cleverhood.com/pages/streets-for-all
November 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
There's word of a local armistice in The War on Cars! TONIGHT 7:30pm rain or shine at Dynasty Typewriter on Wilshire near MacArthur Park. Don't miss @thewaroncars.bsky.social book tour.
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Americans need to normalize using ground floor mixed-use walkable district infrastructure first. Also, America has vastly more retail space than other countries, and a lot of it is car dependent and spread out. Ground floor commercial needs to be concentrated, walk/bikeable, and not oversupplied.
Normalize using the below and next-to public infrastructure urban spaces, Ueno, Tokyo edition. #japan #urbanlandscape
November 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Americans need to normalize using ground floor mixed-use walkable district infrastructure first. Also, America has vastly more retail space than other countries, and a lot of it is car dependent and spread out. Ground floor commercial needs to be concentrated, walk/bikeable, and not oversupplied.
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when you walk and use public transit, you actually know your city, its residents, and its problems. we'd to well to elect more car-free and car-lite folks!
November 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
when you walk and use public transit, you actually know your city, its residents, and its problems. we'd to well to elect more car-free and car-lite folks!
Wild. We always say on the podcast that owning a car is required for effective full enfranchisement in most places of the USA because we are such a car-dependent society, but this is...next level. They say it like it's disqualifying for office.
WaPo editorial board launches a disgusting car-brained attack on Seattle's new mayor Katie Wilson.
"Who is Wilson? She does not own a car"
It's so bad you need to read it, so a gift link: wapo.st/4r2peP3
"Who is Wilson? She does not own a car"
It's so bad you need to read it, so a gift link: wapo.st/4r2peP3
November 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Wild. We always say on the podcast that owning a car is required for effective full enfranchisement in most places of the USA because we are such a car-dependent society, but this is...next level. They say it like it's disqualifying for office.