The War on Cars

Last March, renowned tech journalist and prognosticator Kara Swisher wrote a New York Times opinion piece with the headl... Read more

In the battle to make cities better for walking, biking and transit, there’s no more important front line than local com... Read more

In Part 1 of "The Problem With Public Meetings" we took you inside a difficult community meeting in Fort Greene, Brookly... Read more

For nearly thirty years, brothers Ray and Tom Magliozzi were the hosts of NPR's "Car Talk" and the voices of American ca... Read more

For a century, the automobile has been sold to Americans as the ultimate freedom machine. In her groundbreaking new book... Read more

With cities on the front lines of the war on cars, can mayors muster the courage to put automobiles in their rightful pl... Read more

When New York City mayor Bill de Blasio went on ABC’s "The View" to discuss universal health care, little did he know he... Read more

A new generation of urban leaders is rising to power and they’re kicking butt and challenging long-standing assumptions ... Read more

From coast to coast, electric-bikes are having their moment. But a New York City Police Department crackdown on delivery... Read more

When is a car not a car? When it’s a source of solace and comfort, a curbside living room and a personal aesthetic state... Read more

What if you could get around quickly and reliably in a state-of-the-art vehicle that you didn’t have to drive, park, fue... Read more

It’s the most controversial question in all of urban biking: Why do cyclists run red lights, ride on sidewalks and go th... Read more

Which is more destructive? Cars or guns? A recent study showed that guns are now the second-leading killer of children i... Read more

It’s one of the most famous moments in daytime TV history, but what really happened when Oprah Winfrey gave a brand new ... Read more

Is the Hyperloop for real or are easily duped elected officials the only people it will take for a ride? Do e-bikes have... Read more

On Super Bowl Sunday, a hundred million Americans gathered in front of their TVs and absorbed a fearsome barrage of auto... Read more

Once a year, the world descends on Manhattan for the New York International Auto Show, an extravagant, multimillion-doll... Read more

The stakes are literally life and death, but can humor be an effective weapon in the war on cars? In this episode we tal... Read more

How can we fight a War on Cars when cars might be turning into the last bastion of affordable housing in many cities and... Read more

Why is driving a car seen as masculine and riding a bicycle seen as feminine? Is it even possible to look like an adult ... Read more