Is Universal Basic Mobility the Key to Future Sustainable Cities?
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Is Universal Basic Mobility the Key to Future Sustainable Cities?
For decades, the automobile provided a pathway to economic opportunity and upward mobility. But now the negative consequences — including a reliance on fossil fuels and increased emissions of greenhouse gases; a dramatic increase in the rate of deaths caused by cars[x]; the disconnection of local community and weakening of local economies; the rise... See more
Medium • There Are No Cars in Wakanda
Travel behavior is not merely objective or rational in the economic sense (Groeger 2002). There are aspects of vehicle design and the larger transportation system that cause or exacerbate human emotions, biases, social stereotypes, and willingness to behave interpersonally in ways particular to the roadway (Abrahamse et al. 2009; Coogan et al. 2014... See more
Tara Goddard • Windshield Bias, Car Brain, Motornormativity: Different Names, Same Obscured Public Health Hazard | Published in Findings
We need to decide, for example, when we talk about autonomous cars: whose autonomy are we talking about? What are the broader implications of gaining freedom while losing control? Evolving from a society of private automobile ownership to privatized fleets of self-driving cars will give us back time, won’t it? Or will it? And yes , it will mean lif... See more
Kate O'Neill • The Tech Humanist Manifesto
Ivan Illich, the multinational intellectual who in 1973 wrote the smartest thing that I have yet to read about transportation: “Beyond a certain speed, motorized vehicles create remoteness which they alone can shrink. They create distances for all and shrink them for only a few.”
Jeff Speck • Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time
The combination of new technology and new business models is providing an ever-expanding range of transport options. Collectively, ride hailing, micromobility, and on-demand car rental offer new approaches to transport that provide the convenience of a private car without the need to own one, for a growing fraction of journeys. Dediu calls this “un
... See moreTom Standage • A Brief History of Motion: From the Wheel, to the Car, to What Comes Next
What can the world’s most walkable cities teach other places?
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