car dependence
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Study: The Missing Ingredient in the Fight To End Car Crash Deaths is… Fewer Cars
The common denominator in every car crash is a car. So why don't we talk about it?
October 26, 2026
Study: Americans Already Doubt the Myth that ‘Driving is Freedom’
...and most of them want real freedom to choose how they get around, too.
October 13, 2026
Washington is Creating the Most Expensive Traffic Jam in the World
"That isn’t conservatism. It’s debt-financed dependency with a flag decal."
June 2, 2026
What If All Cars Were Autonomous, Electric, and Free?
Can we really solve the problems of car dominance just by making cars less destructive?
April 13, 2026
Trump’s ‘Freedom Means Affordable Cars’ Rings Hollow As Gas Prices Surge
Real freedom is the freedom to choose how you get around — including not driving at all.
March 29, 2026
Zivarts: How ‘Week Without Driving’ Is Having An Impact
Needing to drive in a car-dependent society is not some sort of moral failure. A one-week teach-in can help elected officials see that.
August 4, 2025
Is U.S. Transportation Policy Ready For The ‘Silver Tsunami’?
America's car-dependent communities and the legal system that creates them aren't prepared for the rising proportion of seniors who can't safely drive, a new book argues — and before the "silver tsunami" crashes down on us, we need to make reforms.
May 6, 2025
Trump’s ‘EV Mandate’ Does Not Exist. But Car Dependency Does — And We Can End It
The new president has sworn to unravel Biden's EV plans. But would they have been enough to decarbonize the transportation sector without confronting how much Americans drive?
January 21, 2025
Best of 2024: Giving Americans More Transportation Options Could Save Them $6.2 Trillion
Yes, confronting car dependency can help cure climate change. But it can also put money back in Americans' pockets.
December 30, 2024
Study: Depending on Cars Does Make Some People Happier … to a Point
Survey says: it's complicated. And sustainable transportation advocates should take notice.
December 16, 2024
