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"Our Love Affair with the Automobile"
A Brief History of a Dysfunctional Relationship
Welcome to the New Home of Straphanger, from Taras Grescoe
I’ve been living in the future all my life: a world without automobiles. I’ve never owned a car, which gives me a unique perspective on the world. I go to the places that cars don’t, and try to get around as much as possible by train, public
Hit the Road, Jacques
Save the Tracks Today, or Canadian Trains Won't Be Coming Back No More...
Between the Bibliotheca and the Bonfire
Substack Can Solve Its "Nazi Problem" by Not Being the Publisher of Nazis
Secrets of the Paris Métro
Vive the Grand Paris Express! (But Let's Not Forget the Original Métropolitain)
The Don Quixote Syndrome
On Being an Advocate for Public Transit When the Public Realm Is Disintegrating
Getting into the Zone
Congestion Pricing is Coming to Manhattan. Will It Work in Other Cities?