Category: Car Blanche
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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,…
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Can you tackle car supremacy if you…live in the ‘burbs? 😱
I was recently invited to share my research with a class at the high school I attended. I was really lucky to get a scholarship (perhaps the one pay off for the diligent care my mom took to schlep me to endless soccer tournaments ⚽️) to an all girls private…
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We need to talk about car supremacy
The deeper I get into my doctoral program, the more I’m reminded of how important language is. The deeper I get into my dissertation research, the more I’m reminded of how inadequate our current language is to fully grapple with the impact that cars have on society. I’ve already written…
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So are cars…inherently violent?
In the last post I shared my views about expanding our vocabulary to vehicular violence to encapsulate all the direct, structural, and cultural violence of cars. This characterization begs the question: are cars inherently violent? Just because this blog is titled “Peace and Planning” doesn’t mean there isn’t room for…
