Car Dependency 100+ years
https://www-planetizen-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.planetizen.com/features/132030-100-year-road-car-dependency-us?
Those who seek technological solutions instead of ecological balance, make problems worse. - probably Rachel Carson
Autonorama (When “Karma runs over your dogma” = Carmageddon) 2021
https://islandpress.org/books/autonorama
Fighting Traffic - PD Norton 2011
https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262516129/fighting-traffic/
Don’t miss the Greater NW Passenger Rail Gathering!
Why High-Tech Driving Doesn't Solve Traffic, and Why a Robust Rail Network is a Better Alternative
Keynotes from Peter Norton, Ph.D, and Meredith Richards.
Saturday, December 9, 2023, 10 am - 3:45 pm PT
Centralia Depot and on Zoom
Register now online at https://www.aawa.us/events/2023-winter-gathering/ More details at https://gnwprs.org/ #GreaterNW #PassengerRail #Autonorama
Don't miss your train! Register now for the Winter Gathering in Centralia. Early birdCentraliaWA #RailSummit23 #Amtrak #Autonoramaget left behind!
Arrive in Centralia by train -- make your reservations by Wednesday, November 15, and take advantage of Amtrak's Flash Sale!
GNWPRS Winter Passenger Rail Gathering, Centralia, WA, December 9, 2023
Why High-Tech Driving Doesn't Solve Traffic, and Why a Robust Rail Network is a Better Alternative
Peter Norton, Ph.D, will be giving a presentation about why improvements to automobile technology can’t solve the fundamental underlying problems of a highly car-dependent society, based on research from his books Autonorama: The Illusory Promise of High-Tech Driving and Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City. Following will be a presentation by Meredith Richards about how Virginia has discovered rail’s ability to increase transportation capacity at a fraction of the cost of continued roadbuilding.
Keynote Speakers
Peter Norton Ph. D, is associate professor of history in the Department of Engineering and Society at the University of Virginia, where he teaches history of technology, social dimensions of engineering, research, and professional ethics. He is the author of Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City (MIT Press), and of Autonorama: The Illusory Promise of High-Tech Driving (Island Press, 2021).
Meredith Richards is President of the Virginia Rail Policy Institute, Board Chair of the Rail Passengers Association, and former President of Virginians for High Speed Rail. She has a long history in rail advocacy and community involvement, including serving on the Charlottesville City Council and over 30 years involvement in public boards and commissions relating to transportation planning, municipal government, economic development and land use.
Saturday, December 9, 2023, 10:00 am - 3:45 pm PT
Centralia, WA Depot
Also available on Zoom
Hosted by All Aboard Washington, The Association of Oregon Rail and Transit Advocates, All Aboard Northwest, and the Northwest Region of the Rail Passengers Association.
Register to attend in person or online at the AAWA website.
aawa.us/events/2023-winter-gat…
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RT @peternorton12 Missy Cummings: "Neither the AI in LLMs nor the one in AVs can 'understand' the situation" as a person would. "The difference is that while a language model may give you nonsense, a self-driving car can kill you" (or others). #autonorama
Five lessons:
Peter Riley
All Aboard NW
Greater Northwest Rail Summit
Charles Hamilton
C Hamilton
Cap'n Transit
Grow Trains