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@TheWarOnCars I keep coming back to this idea for an advert.
Cars ≠ Freedom.
Being forced to sit in a metal box, pay some billionaire for gas, be spied on everywhere you go, breath in poisonous fumes, need to carry an ID at all time.... #TheWarOnCars

New episode!

What are the stakes as we go from Amtrak Joe and DOT Secy Buttigieg to an administration made up of oil barrels disguised as people?

We asked Dani Simons, who led US DOT's office of public affairs, about the Biden legacy and how to survive the next 4 years.

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thewaroncars.org/2025/01/21/14

Periodically some people call for cyclists to pay “road tax” saying that they contribute to wear on the roads etc. so should pay towards maintenance.
As I understand it the amount of wear a vehicle causes varies based on the fourth power of the axle weight.
So if I’ve got my sums right, having a charge of a pound a month for a bicycle, and taxing motorists in direct proportion to difference in damage done to road could look something like this…

NEW EPISODE!

Cities and Fashion with Derek Guy, the Menswear Guy

How do dense, walkable cities influence what people wear? Otherwise known as The Menswear Guy, Derek Guy rose to fame on social media for his takes on men's fashion. He also dips his toes into urbanism from time to time, arguing that the ecosystems that support quality craftsmanship and expert tailoring are strongest in places where it's easy to get around without a car.

thewaroncars.org/2025/01/07/14

Transit Windsor is an insulting mess from top to bottom. Nothing runs often enough, nothing runs efficiently enough, and it costs far too much for the users.

We need to completely overhaul Transit in this city, to achieve better routes, 24/7 frequent service, and free admission.

If Albuquerque New Mexico can offer free transit, if other cities in Ontario can offer free transit, Windsor can.

We won't, because all our municipal politicians are grifters.

#WindsorON #YQG
#OntarioBikeTooter
#TheWarOnCars
#JustStopOil
#OrangePilled
#VisionZeroNow

Windsor Transit is $566K in the hole — in part because of the tunnel bus
cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/tra

CBCWindsor Transit is $566K in the hole — in part because of the tunnel bus | CBC NewsRidership of Transit Windsor's tunnel bus has not returned to pre-pandemic levels — and that's why the service is dealing with a revenue deficit of more than half a million dollars, according to a recent budget variance report.

NEW EPISODE!

"Cars Are Done" with Adam McKay.

We talk with the Academy Award–winning screenwriter, director, and producer about the existential anxiety that led him to write and direct "Don’t Look Up." Plus: Adam's relationship with driving, the power of visual storytelling, and why he thinks the age of the car is already over… even if most people don’t know it yet.

thewaroncars.org/2024/11/12/13