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We’re not going to sugarcoat it. That election was tough. But there are some points of hope that can help... more

Adam McKay is the Academy Award–winning screenwriter, director, and producer behind such movies as Don’t Look Up, The Big Short,... more

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Zoning is an invisible force that dictates how and where we can build housing, offices, factories, parks and more. It... more

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There’s been a lot of talk this election season about Project 2025, the initiative from the Heritage Foundation to prepare... more

Why do Americans spend lots of money to visit walkable, bikeable, transit-friendly European cities, only to come back to the... more

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Cyprine Odada is the Executive Director of Critical Mass Nairobi and an urban planner specializing in active mobility. Ever since... more

Because it has the word “engineering” right in there, the field of traffic engineering is something most people assume is... more

Why don’t more women ride bicycles in London? The advocacy group London Cycling Campaign wanted to know, and so they... more

In this emergency episode, we discuss New York State Governor Kathy Hochul's 11th-hour decision to "indefinitely suspend" congestion pricing, the... more

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An unlikely cycling revolution is happening in one of the coldest big cities on the planet: Edmonton, Alberta. Despite freezing... more

The United States has built a transportation system centered around automobiles. But one-third of the nation’s population can’t drive, whether... more

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Elon Musk’s gigantic, stainless steel, 1980s sci fi movie–inspired Cybertruck is starting to show up on city streets. Perhaps you’ve... more

In the 20th century, planners and policymakers smashed Interstate highways through the middle of every major city in the United... more

It has never been more expensive to insure a car in the United States. Today, the average annual premium for... more

In January, we held our third annual live show at Caveat on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. We were so thrilled... more

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In what’s become an annual tradition, we take a critical look at the car ads that aired during the Super... more

Did you ever see a car advertisement that you thought was so ridiculously irresponsible it should be banned? Well, the... more

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Baruch Herzfeld is the CEO and co-founder of PopWheels, where he is working to develop New York City’s first e-bike... more

Happy New Year! We’re kicking off 2024 by bringing you our conversation with David Zipper, one of the hardest-working analysts... more

Last month the three hosts told their origin stories, or how they first became aware of the problems associated with... more

Since 1964, the Hess Corporation has released a toy truck for the holiday season, an annual tradition that’s highly anticipated... more

In his new book, Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping The Future of Our Planet, independent conservation journalist Ben Goldfarb... more

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has declared it’s time to end what he calls “the war on motorists.” First, the... more

Have you ever found yourself wondering, how did Aaron, Doug and Sarah get mobilized into the war on cars? What... more

Since he was elected mayor in 2020, John Bauters has gained an international reputation for his work to transform transportation... more

In his new book, Dark PR: How Corporate Disinformation Harms Our Health and the Environment, Grant Ennis — a lecturer... more

This year, 2023, marks the hundredth anniversary since chemical engineer Thomas Midgley, Jr. made the discoveries that led to the... more

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After 16 years of slogging its way through municipal, state and federal government and every imaginable form of public process,... more

While working on Episode 110, Back to School with the Bike Bus, we spoke with Sam Balto, a phys... more

If you’ve never heard of a bike bus—or a bicibús, as it’s known in the Catalonian capital of Barcelona—it’s a... more

In her new book, Inclusive Transportation: A Manifesto for Repairing Divided Communities, Veronica O. Davis — the Director of Transportation and... more

The rising problem of mopeds and motorcycles in New York City bike lanes is impossible to ignore but the solutions... more

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In his groundbreaking book, Traffication: How Cars Destroy Nature and What We Can Do About It, scientist and researcher Paul... more

This is a special presentation of the first episode of Freeway Exit, a six-part series produced by award-winning reporter Andrew... more

Have you ever been walking across the street when a driver turned into your path and almost hit you? Or... more

Have you ever wondered what the reporters who cover the auto industry think about oversized SUVs and pickups and... more

You may know the actor Nick Offerman as the gruff city parks director Ron Swanson on the NBC comedy Parks... more

In episode 103, we looked at depictions of cyclists in movies such as The 40-Year-Old Virgin and TV shows such... more

All car trips begin and end with a place to park, making a parking space “nothing less than the link... more

Weird things happen when you're an investigative reporter trying to cover an international oil giant like ExxonMobil. Your plane tickets... more

In Huntsville, Alabama, it’s illegal to play ball on any street, alley, or sidewalk. In Lewiston, Maine, pedestrians must keep... more

On our last episode, we mentioned the brief cameo that a Brompton folding bicycle had on season 2 of... more

Chances are, if a character rides a bicycle in a movie or TV show that character is a huge loser.... more

What if we told you that some of the biggest, most exciting, and potentially transformative victories in The War on... more

“15-minute cities” are having a moment, and not exactly in a good way. How did a mundane urban planning concept... more

EPISODE 101: FEMINIST CITY WITH LESLIE KERN Cities have almost always been designed by men, prioritizing men’s needs as defined... more

It's our annual Super Bowl roundup, where we analyze the car ads that ran during the Big Game and... more

This marks the 100th episode of The War on Cars, and we’re feeling pretty good about it! In our centenary... more

What does the recent culture-war freakout over gas stoves have in common with efforts to maybe, possibly, just a... more

Is it acceptable to harm another person? To steal someone’s private property? To bend health and safety rules just to... more

Parking is at the heart of every fight about how we build our cities and towns, with effects that go... more

In Part 1, Welcome to Muscle Car City, we met Denys da Menace, a young New York City guy... more

***Happy holidays! This is a rerelease of our interview with Jessie Singer, the author of There Are No Accidents, which... more

It's been hard to escape the ongoing disaster that is Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter. But anyone who has... more