Mar 12, 2024
Sustainable transportation advocates know all the stats about
how many people die in car crashes on global roads every year. But
what about all the deaths and injuries that
car culture causes — not to mention all the
other ways it diminishes and destroys our communities?
On this episode of The Brake, we're bringing...
May 9, 2023
What is an electric car, really?
Is it a godsend that could save the planet from climate catastrophe
by slashing emissions in the sector that contributes the most
greenhouse gases in virtually every developed country in the
world Is it an important tool for climate harm reduction that
we have to invest in big, even if...
Apr 11, 2023
Look up traffic fatality stats for almost any country in the world, and you'll find that men are almost always drastically over-represented among the dead, even in countries like the Netherlands and Sweden which have made the most progress towards Vision Zero. But if good road, vehicle and systems design isn't saving as...
Mar 28, 2023
"Roadway safety is a shared responsibility, and people in cars and outside of cars play an equal role in keeping each other safe."
"Sprawl is good, actually, because it means people can have big, beautiful houses and some quality alone time on their daily commutes."
"We won’t need to worry about transportation...
Aug 9, 2022
Last time on the Brake, we chatted with authors Robert Braun and
Richard Randell about
why automobility isn't really about cars at all — and how it's
beocme what they call a "totalitarian system" that touches
virtually every part of our lives.
Today, we bring you part two of that conversation, and dive into
the...