Gladwyn d’SouzaSep 26, 2023

#BipartisanClimateChange: at the end of the day, it’s about appeasing the #highway #construction #firms, the #subdivision #developers that build off of highways, the beneficiaries of the #autocentric #statusquo. This is why these projects stay alive.

#RemoveRoads #WalkableCities #UnGlamorousSolutions

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2023/09/11/why-democrats-and-republicans-alike-keep-expanding-highways

Why Democrats and Republicans Alike Keep Expanding Highways — Streetsblog USA

Why is Wes Moore, a Democrat, continuing the road-widening effort of his GOP predecessor? And why does this keep happening?

The Overhead WireSep 20, 2023
When @uscensusbureau has questions that don’t account for the fact you don’t own a car and don’t need gas. #autocentric
BarbChamberlainJun 21, 2023
"The term “micromobility” only makes sense if we accept motor vehicles as the default. Yet so often, these vehicles are oversized for the purposes for which they’re used." -Sarah Risser in a really interesting piece that reminds me yet again how often implicit autocentrism *drives* language choices. (I know you see what I did there.) https://usa.streetsblog.org/2023/06/12/opinion-why-we-should-stop-using-the-term-micromobility #WordsMatter #transportation #micromobility #cars #CarCulture #autocentric
Opinion: Why We Should Stop Using the Word 'Micromobility' — Streetsblog USA

"SUVs, pick-up trucks, and passenger cars should not be the benchmark by which we judge the size of other forms of transit, and the term ‘micromobility’ encourages us to believe that they are."