#BrokenTaillight #racism is #redlined into the #socialfabric: It’s common, though misguided, for US leaders to brush aside comparisons to famously #multimodal cities like Copenhagen and Berlin, insisting that #American #autocentrism is too deeply ingrained to be dislodged. But it’s much harder to dismiss the stunning progress in the European Union’s host #city.

#carfree #beyondEV #subsistence #SelfSufficient

A Belgian Lesson in Taming the Automobile https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-05-16/from-traffic-choked-brussels-a-model-for-driving-less

From Traffic-Choked Brussels, a Model for Driving Less

Known as one of the most car-oriented European capitals, Brussels has embarked on a mobility makeover that could be a model for US cities.

Bloomberg

America is #Aging. And Seniors Will Suffer Disproportionately From a World Built Around Driving. — Strong Towns

#autocentrism

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2020/1/17/america-is-aging-and-seniors-will-suffer-disproportionately-from-a-world-built-around-driving

America is Aging. And Seniors Will Suffer Disproportionately From a World Built Around Driving. — Strong Towns

Our world is isolating and disempowering for Americans who don’t drive. As the number of senior citizens reaches an all-time high, this desperately needs to change.