Category: Car Blanche
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Can we have our car cake and eat it, too?
I had the good fortune to travel to Spain this summer – the land of bike buses, superblocks, and Pontevedra’s pioneering approach to eliminating cars in the city center – and visit many of the places that had long been on my urban bucket list (sadly, Pontevedra will have to…
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What could/would/should safe streets for all look like?
Yesterday I ran into my nemesis (yes I have a nemesis, and like any great nemesis, I’m fairly certain they don’t know they are my nemesis). Coincidentally, I happened to see them when I was examining an unsafe crosswalk with insufficient sightlines in my neighborhood. I recalled (to the extent…
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Bike buses: a research journey
It was fitting that I took the train back to DC on #worldbicycleday after riding along with five #bikebuses in four different cities over 12 days (with a few to join before the school year wraps up). So far I continue to be blown away by the efforts of adults…
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Streets are land, too
There’s a neat old housing development in my neighborhood where some of the homes (I never know if they are referred to as row homes or townhouses) are completely disconnected from surrounding car infrastructure (driveways, parking lots). They instead have front and back doors that face peaceful courtyards where the…
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Consciousness raising, a desk rejection, and your car supremacy story: what the early fight for abortion rights can teach us (me) about the right to peaceful mobility
I’m almost done reading The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service. First of all, I’m ashamed to say I had no idea this history and group existed so it’s about time I learned about it. In addition to covering the effort’s shortcomings, the author treats readers to…
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When performance oversight testimony isn’t a mere…oversight
You know time is flying when you think it’s still March more than a week into April 🤯 Now that I know what month it is – and since it’s been a minute – I figured I was overdue for getting updates and reflections out into the blogosphere. For one,…
Peace and Planning 