Miami Highway Plan is Completely Reckless
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A 13-mile highway through the Everglades: Miami-Dade County's latest move to address congestion is for-sure going to make it worse.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Car Dependence
America’s Car Ownership Rate Higher Now Than Before the Recession
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After growing for a few years, the share of car-free households in America has dropped below 2006 levels.
Car Dependence Is a Poverty Trap That States Exploit to Raise Money
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State and local governments in much of the country use the threat of drivers license suspension to impose fines and sanctions that can entrap people in a vicious cycle of indebtedness.
America Spends $7.3 Billion a Year Paying Affluent People to Drive to Work
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Because the federal government lets car commuters claim thousands of dollars in tax-free income each year, an estimated 66,000 additional people drive to work in America's 25 biggest cities.
This “War on Cars” Video Will Defend America From Transit-Riding Infidels
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PragerU's latest video, released this week, is about a fundamental American value: driving big, gas-guzzling cars and not using other modes of transportation, because freedom.
What Comes After the Auto Bubble?
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Vehicle travel in the United States has experienced a resurgence in the last two-and-a-half years, following an unprecedented decade-long per-capita decline in driving. Low gas prices are likely a big reason why; recent increases in incomes and employment as well. But an additional factor has been relatively unexplored: the effect of changes in credit markets on vehicle purchasing and ownership.