The War on Cars

Ram’s new 777-horsepower super truck can launch its three-tonne frame to 96 km/h in just 3.5 seconds

Priced at $147,990, the 2027 TRX SRT lands at Canadian dealerships this fall with a supercharged V8 and luxury cabin.

Post-pandemic cycling boom in major cities, as cyclist safety improved thanks to more and better cycling infrastructure - Taylor & Francis Newsroom

Cycling in some of the world’s largest cities has continued to increase since the pandemic, thanks to safer and improved infrastructure which is also leading to a drop in fatality rates. Tracking data from 2005 to 2023, the findings document fatality rates falling per-trip by 88% in Paris, 82% in London, 62% in New York […]

Apple Podcasts

Fine, We're Doing a Helmet Episode

Podcast Episode · The War on Cars · 8 September · 1hr 26min

defector.com

Every Right On Red Frays The Social Contract A Little Further | Defector

A couple of blocks from my office is a steep hill. Sometimes at lunch I go out into the sun and walk up the hill. The hill is very California: asphalt so newly laid that it looks AI-generated; a handful of wheeling turkey vultures; golden dried grass edging up to fortress-like new construction. I usually…

Inquirer.com

How to give up your car (sometimes), save money, and save the planet

It’s a big life change, so take things one step at a time.

The Car That Wanted to be a Bike

Finally, a children's book about the joy of cycling and the future of cities.The world is changing, and sometimes it's difficult to fit in. Johnny, a lovely and friendly car, experiences it firsthand. One day, Johnny's family finds out how nice it is to use a bicycle instead of a car. Johnny misses his family and dreams of becoming a bike. Can Johnny turn into a two-wheeler? How does his family react? Can Johnny find a new purpose in life?

Twin Cities

More Twin Cities families using ‘cargo bikes’ to haul groceries and children

People on such bikes are a common sight in the Twin Cities as residents increasingly embrace them for shopping and family outings — sometimes taking the extreme step of replacing a car with a cargo bike.

Australian officials ask fans to respect the privacy of Neil, a trouble-making seal

The 5-year-old seal has a social media following twice the size of Tasmania's population, and his antics include bending traffic bollards and blocking roads.

Streetsblog New York City

Summer Bummer: Annual Car-Free Street Event Squeezed In NYPD 'Overkill' - Streetsblog New York City

Attendees were stunned by the sheer number of police and their vehicles clogging many intersections — in what one cop called "overkill."

Congestion Pricing and Emergency Medical Service Response: Evidence from New York City

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, and business professionals.

Carscoops

Researchers Want To Tax Cars By The Inch To Stop Carspreading | Carscoops

Researchers argue that stopping vehicle growth could save lives, space, and billions in energy costs

Zero roadkill as Amazon canopy bridges secure 15,000 crossings

For some of the world's rarest monkeys, the path to survival now runs through a simple network of ropes.

Jalopnik

Trump Joins War On Cars, Tells Mary Barra

If you were worried that was the weirdest thing Trump said at his rally at GM

Gallup.com

Americans Lead World in Viewing Politics as Risk to Safety

The World Risk Poll finds that one in 10 Americans name politics as the top risk to daily safety, with no other country rating it as a greater risk.

Streetsblog New York City

Report: Congestion Pricing Had No Impact on Parking Availability - Streetsblog New York City

A new study found congestion pricing had little-to-no impact on parking availability in New York City — both inside and outside the toll zone.

Apple Podcasts

Streets for Play, Streets for Freedom

Podcast Episode · The War on Cars · April 28 · 43m

America’s Driving Mandate: Don’t Call It “Freedom”

Unpacking what Americans really want

Life After Cars

Rakuten Kobo

Life After Cars ebook by Sarah Goodyear - Rakuten Kobo

Read "Life After Cars Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile" by Sarah Goodyear available from Rakuten Kobo. **NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the hosts of The War on Cars podcast, a searing indictment of how cars ruin everything—and wh...

The Daily Northwestern

‘Life After Cars’ authors discuss public transit at meet and greet

The Evanston Transit Alliance and Booked Evanston hosted a meet and greet with the authors of “Life After Cars” at Sketchbook Brewing Co. on Monday.  The 2025 book by Sarah Goodyear, Doug Gordon and Aaron Naparstek expands upon their podcast, “The War on Cars,” examining the automobile’s social, political and environmental costs. “Life After Cars”...

Jalopnik

The changes Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon argue for offer an escape from the endless cycle of some random event blowing up your gas budget every few years.

wbur.org

Wu delivers promised street safety plan, as outcry over cyclist death keeps up

Wu released a letter pledging the city will install more permanent “cast-in-place” concrete barriers along bike lanes, consult with outside advisors, develop truck safety legislation and evaluate the intersection where cycling advocate Louisa Gag was killed.

mtl.drawnandquarterly.com

Life After Cars by Sarah Goodyear | Librairie Drawn & Quarterly

NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom the hosts of The War on Cars podcast, a searing indictment of how cars ruin everything—and what we can do to fight backWhen the very first cars rolled off production lines, they were a technological marvel, predicted to make life easier and better for all Americans; yet a hundred years later, that dream is running on empty.

Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile

NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom the hosts of The War on Cars podcast, a searing indictment of how cars ruin everything—and what we can do to fight backWhen the very first cars rolled off production lines, they were a technological marvel, predicted to make life easier and better for all Americans; yet a hundred years later, that dream is running on empty.Instead of unbounded freedom, the never-ending proliferation of automobiles has delivered a host of costs, among them the demolition of our neighborhoo

Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile

NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom the hosts of The War on Cars podcast, a searing indictment of how cars ruin everything—and what we can do to fight backWhen the very first cars rolled off production lines, they were a technological marvel, predicted to make life easier and better for all Americans; yet a hundred years later, that dream is running on empty.Instead of unbounded freedom, the never-ending proliferation of automobiles has delivered a host of costs, among them the demolition of our neighborhoo

Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile

NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom the hosts of The War on Cars podcast, a searing indictment of how cars ruin everything—and what we can do to fight backWhen the very first cars rolled off production lines, they were a technological marvel, predicted to make life easier and better for all Americans; yet a hundred years later, that dream is running on empty.Instead of unbounded freedom, the never-ending proliferation of automobiles has delivered a host of costs, among them the demolition of our neighborhoo

Apple Podcasts

Tony Kushner on The Pushcart War

Podcast Episode · The War on Cars · 17 March · 58min

The War on Cars: "Today is the last day to get the e-book edition o…" - Mastodon

Apple Podcasts

A Doctor's View of Traffic Violence

Podcast Episode · The War on Cars · 7 April · 57min

Columbus Underground

Columbus Imagines What "Life After Cars" Might Look Like - Columbus Underground

The forum featured Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon, the co-hosts of “The War on Cars” podcast and co-authors of the book “Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile.”

Life After Cars | An Evening with War on Cars

Join Better Streets Chicago for an evening with Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon (hosts of the acclaimed War on Cars podcast) to discuss their new book "Life…

Life After Cars Event (21+)

We are thrilled to invite you to an evening with the co-hosts of The War on Cars podcast and authors of Life After Cars at Pet Shop (193 Newark Ave) on…