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Study: The Missing Ingredient in the Fight To End Car Crash Deaths is… Fewer Cars
The common denominator in every car crashes is a car. So why don't we talk about it?
October 26, 2026
Study: Americans Already Doubt the Myth that ‘Driving is Freedom’
...and most of them want real freedom to choose how they get around, too.
October 13, 2026
Washington is Creating the Most Expensive Traffic Jam in the World
"That isn’t conservatism. It’s debt-financed dependency with a flag decal."
June 2, 2026
Urban Truth Collective: The One-Hour City Conspiracy
Here's the real conspiracy: Too many people are forced into car-dependent lives, with more health harms, more crashes, more noise, more air pollution, more social isolation — and less space for everything good our streets should be giving us.
April 27, 2026
What If All Cars Were Autonomous, Electric, and Free?
Can we really solve the problems of car dominance just by making cars less destructive?
April 13, 2026
Trump’s ‘Freedom Means Affordable Cars’ Rings Hollow As Gas Prices Surge
Real freedom is the freedom to choose how you get around — including not driving at all.
March 29, 2026
Zivarts: How ‘Week Without Driving’ Is Having An Impact
Needing to drive in a car-dependent society is not some sort of moral failure. A one-week teach-in can help elected officials see that.
Anna Zivarts
August 4, 2025
Video: Reining in the Sprawl
Some cities are shifting toward eco-friendly housing. Here are some lessons.
Matthew Sage
June 5, 2025
Is Constant Driving Harming Kids’ Brains?
American kids are spending more time than ever on tablets in the backseat. Is it holding back their development?
Andy Boenau
June 4, 2025
Trump’s ‘EV Mandate’ Does Not Exist. But Car Dependency Does — And We Can End It
The new president has sworn to unravel Biden's EV plans. But would they have been enough to decarbonize the transportation sector without confronting how much Americans drive?
January 21, 2025
