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Cars
A study of residents in Beijing, China who became car owners indicates that they used alternative transportation modes less after buying cars.
MinnPost
Everyone pays a high price for the congestion and pollution of car dependence, according to this article, so maybe drivers should start paying more for the privilege.
Honolulu Civil Beat
Clearly, the American love affair with the automobile is far from over, despite lessons from the recession, dire environmental warnings, plummeting traffic safety, or the wishful thinking of tech companies.
Wired
So many subsidies ensure the dominance of the automobile in the daily live of the United States, it's hard to keep track of them all. Law Professor Greg Shill is keeping track, however.
THINK
While cars are still equated with freedom of mobility and personal liberty, they've also offered courts the chance to expand police powers in the public realm, time and time again.
The Atlantic
There is a growing movement of humans who don't like the idea of being forced to hand the wheel over to robot drivers.
The New Yorker
London's 'Ultra Low Emission Zone' is taking effect in April. Here are the details on the ambitious clean air plans.
BBC
A new paper accounts for all the ways "the legal system puts its thumb on the scale for drivers to the detriment of everyone else: transit users, cyclists and pedestrians."
Streetsblog USA
Only from learning more about the choices and preferences of people who actually ride transit can transit agencies hope to better serve riders.
TransitCenter
More people are three months behind on car payments today than at the height of the Great Recession. That's bad news for the economy.
The Washington Post
The status quo is unhealthy for everybody.
The New York Times
More people are buying cars, even while more people are choosing to go without cars.
CityLab
General Motors cut the bad environmental and economic news with an announcement that cost cutting measures would allow the company to focus more resources on electric and self-driving cars.
USA Today
An international survey from IKEA finds fewer Americans feel at home in the place where they live.
Fast Company
Electric cars aren't as expensive as they once were, and the cost of ownership has always been low—so what are you waiting for?
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
It's been called a 'War on Fun.'
Vancouver Sun
The Seattle Department of Transportation is searching for ways to remove 3,000 cars from the roads every day.
Crosscut
After failing to implement a car ban, Oslo officials are converting downtown street parking into public space.
Fast Company
While endeavoring to make an honest account of the motivations for driving, it's important to remember that some people really like to drive.
Mobility Lab
Millennials are bringing back the road trip.
Associated Press via Chicago Tribune
