All the Candidate’s Cars
While the real contest is still more than a month away, John McCain has already topped Barack Obama in one less-than-prestigious category — the Arizona Republican owns 13 cars to the Senator from Illinois’ one.
September 4, 2008The Fraser Institute: “Smart Growth” Policies Increase Housing Costs and Worsen Congestion
Cato Institute Senior Fellow Randal O’Toole attacks planners and smart growth, vilifies public transportation, and defends auto-centric development and sprawl in his new book. (Marketwire)
September 4, 2008Urban planning’s future: people, not cars
A car-crazy architect questions the value of creating a built environment that centers around accommodating automobiles. (Imman News — Arrol Gellner)
August 12, 2008The great American freedom machine
Americans’ appetite for public transportation is skyrocketing, and transit agencies are bursting at the seams with record ridership. That isn’t enough to muster an ounce of support from former Congressman Ernest Istook, who bashes trains and buses and misconstrues a handful of statistics while upholding the virtues of cars. (World Net Daily)
July 28, 2008Many Families Limiting Themselves to a Single Car
The New York Times reports that high gas prices, a sputtering economy, and concern for the environment are pushing some families to adapt to a single-car lifestyle. (New York Times — Moina Noor)
July 21, 2008Amazing Stat: California Uses More Gas than China
Although rapid development may be increasing fuel usage in countries like India in China, not a single country in the world — other than the United States, of course — uses as much gas as the state of California. (Wired — Alex Madrigal)
July 10, 2008Gas Prices Spur Drivers to Cut Use to Five-Year Low
Responding to record fuel prices, Americans have cut their demand for gasoline by leaving their cars in the garage. (Wall Street Journal — Ana Campoy)
July 9, 2008America’s love affair fades as the car becomes burden of suburbia
Americans’ patience with automobiles is drying up, but the nature of our nation’s infrastructure — which has largely been designed for driving — makes it hard to adjust. (Observer — Paul Harris)
July 8, 2008Gas prices nudge Southern California drivers onto mass transit — slowly
Despite the “stubborn roots” of SoCal’s car culture, commuters are gradually turning towards mass transit. (Los Angeles Times – Joe Mozingo)
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