Peace and Planning

In the early 2010s, there was a lot of hype about companies like Lyft and Uber. Because they had a leg-up on their taxi predecessors with their ease of use… Read more

A lot of people think that cities are loud. However, a more accurate framing is that cars are loud, and most cities are filled to the gills with sounds of… Read more

We’ve already encountered some of the physical health impacts of cars (reminder: more than 40,000 deaths and millions of injuries a year in the US alone; the global death toll… Read more

Lately I’ve been struggling with a conundrum. These days, it’s common for people to be so busy that the only time they see available on their calendars to catch up… Read more

I’ll never forget one of the saddest experiences I’ve had while out on a bike ride. I was stopped at a red light next to a car with its windows… Read more

One interesting outcome of researching car culture, driver behavior, and vehicular violence is uncovering counterintuitive findings. Dr. Ian Walker – based out of Swansea University in the UK – made… Read more

Perhaps one of the most depressing types of vehicular violence that exists is a phenomenon known as a “hit-and-run.” In these situations, a driver who is in a collision leaves… Read more

As an aspiring professor, perhaps there’s no better way to commence a blog post series than with a pop quiz…and given the topic of the quiz, there is also perhaps… Read more