Doug Gordon

@BrooklynSpoke
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Writer, TV producer, media/communications consultant and creator of other things. Co-host of The WarOn Cars podcast. Trying to make our city's streets more humane. (he/him)
Brooklyn Spoke Mediahttps://www.brooklynspokemedia.com/
The War on Carshttps://thewaroncars.org/
Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/thewaroncarspod

Okay, Mastodon followers! You get first dibs on these.

Inspired by episode 95, "Make Love Not Cars with Dan Savage," we have new 4' x 4' stickers in the store.

Available in packs of 5.

https://the-war-on-cars.myshopify.com/products/make-love-not-cars-sticker-5-pack

Make Love Not Cars Sticker 5-Pack

We Can Have It All: Shorter Commutes, Less Traffic. Why Aren’t We Doing It?

Western car culture, while promising the opposite, deprives us of our most precious commodity: time.

The New Republic

"If we want to save the time we currently spend in cars, the simplest way to do that is to reduce the distance cars have created in our built environment: Proximity, not horsepower, enables freedom and convenience."

@BrooklynSpoke in @newrepublic

https://newrepublic.com/article/171917/reduce-your-commute-cars

#15minutecities #TheWarOnCars #driving #cars

We Can Have It All: Shorter Commutes, Less Traffic. Why Aren’t We Doing It?

Western car culture, while promising the opposite, deprives us of our most precious commodity: time.

The New Republic
@mattrichardson I got in for the Goofy Challenge. Also doing the Dumbo Double Dare in Disneyland the following week!

NEW EPISODE!

"Why Does Hollywood Hate Bikes?" From "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" to "Arrested Development," chances are if a character rides a bicycle in a movie or TV show that character is a *huge* loser.

Slate's
@nitishpahwa joins us to discuss.

#TheWarOnCars #hollywood #bikes #podcast

https://thewaroncars.org/2023/04/11/103-why-does-hollywood-hate-bikes/

"While it is common for land-use agreements to have extended terms related to the lifetimes of the property owners, it is less common for a land-use agreement to be tied to the longevity of the British royal family..."

https://www.wsj.com/articles/disney-desantis-florida-reedy-creek-c46844ed

#Disney #WaltDisneyWorld #ReddyCreek

How Disney Dodged Ron DeSantis and Kept Control of Its Florida Land

‘Disney didn’t do anything secret’ in securing key approvals before governor’s new board gained oversight

WSJ
@thatgeoguy Yeah, one of my favorite things about cycling is how reliable it is in terms of travel/arrival time.
@sifutweety Totally! And disabusing drivers of this entitlement is part of what it will take to make other options faster!
There is no rule that says it has to take a driver less time to get somewhere than a transit user, cyclist or even a pedestrian.
Driving entitles a person to a lot of things, including accessibility if they are unable to take other options, cargo space when needed, private space and more. What it does not entitle a person to is speed.