Tag / car
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The Spread Of The Sprawl
St. Louisans and Wash U students rightly criticize the city’s anemic public transportation and bike infrastructure. However, this shortage exists in the context of St. Louis’ overbuilt automobile infrastructure. St. Louis sits at the intersection of several major interstate highways that serve as the arteries of a larger network of roads that make up the…
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Political Theory and Electric Cars
Qiong Liu’s office—located on the top floor of the North Las Vegas city hall—is bright and comfortably neat, scattered with rocks gathered from hikes in the nearby RedRock Mountains and pictures of her friends and family. We begin to talk almost immediately. Liu is friendly and efficient, not the type to beat around the bush.…
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How the Car Destroyed Atlanta and the Future of the American City
BY JONATHAN ROBISON Upon his return to the White House after delivering his State of the Union address to Congress on January 28, I imagine President Obama received an upsetting briefing outlining the chaotic situation in Atlanta. The nation’s ninth largest metropolitan area was paralyzed by just over two inches of snow. Although the crisis…