Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Car culture

Study: The Limits of Harsh Drunk Driving Laws

By Kea Wilson | Aug 16, 2021 | No Comments

Lowering the threshold for how much a driver can drink before he gets behind the wheel may not actually make our streets safer — at least if communities don’t provide people who imbibe other ways to get around besides driving, a new study suggests.

OPINION: Muscle-Car Makers Market Mayhem

By Tom Flood | Aug 16, 2021 | No Comments

Dodge sells its Chargers with images of road recklessness and — whaddya know? — some Charger drivers copy the ads. It's time for the dangerous appeals to end.

Talking Headways Podcast: Saved Mental Energy

By Jeff Wood | Aug 12, 2021 | No Comments

This week we're joined by Melissa and Chris Bruntlett to talk about their book, "Curbing Traffic: The Human Case for Fewer Cars in Our Lives." We chat about the ambient stress and anxiety created by auto-oriented cities, the mental energy saved by car-light spaces, and the difference between engineering and ecological resilience.

The One Upside of Climate Change

By Streetsblog | Aug 10, 2021 | No Comments

Our national treasure cartoonist took his anger over the U.N.'s latest climate change report and focused it where it belongs — on drivers.

Infrastructure Deal 'Worst Transit Ratio in Decades'

By Kea Wilson | Jul 30, 2021 | No Comments

Washington is one step closer to passing an infrastructure package that would provide historic funding for transit, and then immediately undercut it with historic funding for drivers.

Study: SUV Spree Spurred Death Surge

By Christopher Robbins | Jul 27, 2021 | No Comments

If the popularity of oversized vehicles continues to rise, walker fatalities will rise, too.

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