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The "Cheap Cars" Myth
Submitted by MLewyn on Thu, 03/06/2014 - 2:47pmOne sprawl lobby argument I have occasionally is heard: "So what if people have to drive to reach jobs in sprawling areas? Used cars are so cheap that even poor people can afford them!"
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No Freedom For Me
Submitted by MLewyn on Wed, 05/30/2012 - 10:19amThe auto lobby likes to claim that automobile dependence means "freedom." But this certainly did not reflect my experience last week. I visited Atlanta (where my parents and siblings live) for a vacation, and lost my drivers' license a couple of days into the vacation. Since my lic... read more »
"I said automobiles are a useless nuisance!"
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Fri, 03/23/2012 - 3:47pm"I said automobiles are a useless nuisance!" - Orson Welles' The Magnificent Ambersons, 1942.
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Another cost of car dependency
Submitted by MLewyn on Sun, 03/09/2008 - 2:59pmA recent AAA study on the costs of car accidents lists the areas with the highest accident costs per capita. (See http://planetizen.com/node/30024 )
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New Urbanism in America's Car Capital - Free Press
Submitted by JonZirkle on Sun, 08/20/2006 - 2:00amNew Urbanism has now arrived in America's Motor City. Even in the land of the car, people are ditching the two-car garage and opting for walkability and convenient location. John Gallagher gives a preview of what could be a miraculous urban turnaround for a city known well for its post-World War I... read more »