The new book “Life After Cars” imagines a world where getting around doesn’t depend on driving a car. But scrapping the private automobile would be a tall order.
Photographer: Matt Cardy/Getty Images EuropeWhat Comes After the ‘War on Cars’?
Podcast hosts Doug Gordon and Sarah Goodyear deliver a book-length takedown of the automobile — and a plea to stop centering cities around driving.
Do you find yourself stewing over all the ways in which cars harm the planet and make city life unbearable? If so, odds are good you’ve come across The War on Cars, a podcast that has become a fulcrum of anti-automotive discourse.
Launched in 2018 by journalist Sarah Goodyear (a former CityLab contributing writer), bike activist Doug Gordon, and Streetsblog founder Aaron Naparstek (who is no longer a cohost), the New York City-based War on Cars crew has built a passionate following on social media while churning out 155 episodes. The show’s guests — including law professor Greg Shill, actor Ed Begley Jr. and Derek Guy, the Menswear Guy — discuss topics that range from the wonky, like the influence of zoning on transportation choices, to the whimsical, such as the dearth of bike lanes in LEGO City.