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Episode 28
In Part 1 of "The Problem With Public Meetings" we took you inside a difficult community meeting in Fort Greene, Brooklyn and urged compassion and understanding for neighbors who aren't quite yet on …
Published on 6 years, 2 months ago
The Problem with Public Meetings, Part 1
Episode 27
In the battle to make cities better for walking, biking and transit, there's no more important front line than local community meetings. So when a flyer advertising a town-hall forum about the New Yo…
Published on 6 years, 2 months ago
Dying for Change
Episode 26
Twenty-one people riding bicycles have been killed this year on the streets of New York City. That's more than double the number of bike fatalities in all of 2018. In early July, after a terrible wee…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Found in Translation: TWOC Goes to Japan
Episode 25
When you're used to the culture of streets in the United States of America — that is, variations on kill or be killed — traveling to countries that do it differently can be both a shock to the system…
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago
Barcelona's Superblocks with David Roberts of Vox.
Episode 24
Barcelona, Spain is testing out a powerful new weapon in the war on cars. It's called the Superilla or, in english, the "Superblock." Last October, Vox Media's energy and environment reporter David R…
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago
Adam Conover Ruins The War On Cars
Episode 23
What do comedy and fighting the war on cars have in common? For answers, Doug talks with Adam Conover, the creator and host of TruTV's "Adam Ruins Everything." The show, a new season of which premier…
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago
The War On Cars Meets Car Talk - The Full Interview
Episode 22
In this TWOC Extra, we present co-host Doug Gordon's full interview with Ray Magliozzi of "Car Talk," conducted in February 2019 at the WBUR studios in Boston and previously available only to Patreon…
Published on 6 years, 5 months ago
WCAR - Easy Listening, Tough Questions
Episode 21
No, you've not tuned into late-night Lite FM radio. In this special mailbag episode, Sarah and Doug hear from listeners around the world, taking your questions and comments on everything from disable…
Published on 6 years, 5 months ago
Self-Driving Kids
Episode 20
Autonomous cars? Who needs 'em. If you want to improve your city then design it so that children have more autonomy. In this episode we hit the playground with architecture critic Alexandra Lange, th…
Published on 6 years, 6 months ago
Your Car Is Your Castle
Episode 19
How can we fight a War on Cars when cars might be turning into the last bastion of affordable housing in many cities and suburbs? In this episode, we talk about how the crises in transportation, hous…
Published on 6 years, 6 months ago