How the Car Industry Undermined and Destroyed Cities | Corporate Casket

iilluminaughtii

Blair Zoń

Documentary, Education, Business, Society & Culture

4.4 • 961 Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Go to http://hellofresh.com/casket16 and use code casket16 for 16 free meals across 7 boxes AND 3 free gifts! Go to http://masterclass.com/casket to get 15% off. Welcome to the Corporate Casket, a semiweekly series where bad businesses go to die. We will discuss any and everything from bad charities, terrible CEOs, and businesses that have a lot to hide. When cars were first introduced to the American public they were portrayed as the new, exciting, invention of the future. Quickly, the world seemed to be built around them with roads popping up everywhere and sidewalks being dismantled to make more room. But, what seemed like it would be a futuristic utopia has turned into a nightmare. No one walks anymore, we are more isolated from each other than ever before, and driving has become a dangerous and tedious task. Connect with me: https://linktr.ee/iilluminaughtii Sources: https://justpaste.it/3idkg Writers/Researchers/Helpers: Jess Hubbert This episode was edited and mixed by: G. Thomas Craig Album cover art created by: Betsy Primes Intro Song Credits: Last to Fall- Will Van De Crommert Outro Song Credits: Sacred and Profane- Nicholas Rowe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Once upon a time people used to walk everywhere and I know in this day and age that sounds insane at least for Americans like who the hell
0:14.4	walks in the US anymore but back before cars took over people in cities could walk
0:19.2	practically anywhere and if they couldn't walk to that place, they could take this nifty little thing called public transportation.
0:26.0	Yeah, we do kind of have that now, but it's literally one of the worst experiences ever.
0:31.0	And that's only if it can even service the place you're
0:34.1	trying to get to. It seems everything is always delayed going in the wrong place
0:38.8	or under inexplicable construction, but things weren't always this way.
0:44.3	Back before the automobile was commonplace, you could walk outside of your home to a wide
0:48.4	sidewalk littered with space.
0:50.6	Maybe you were going to see a friend or even just going to work.
0:53.0	Either way, you were walking there.
0:55.0	There was no honking, no people yelling out their windows,
0:58.0	no coal rolling, and gasp,
1:00.0	ah, fresh air.
1:02.0	As you're walking along, free of any stress or worry that a car may
1:05.3	spontaneously parked just a little too fast or get a little too close to the
1:08.5	sidewalk, you are met with the delicious smell of food. Everywhere you turned there were people enjoying
1:14.0	their day outside eating their meals and laughing in the spacious
1:17.2	restaurant outdoor seating areas. The neighborhood is buzzing with people and
1:21.0	everything you could ever need is just steps away.
1:23.7	Meet a new dress, the store is right there.
1:26.3	It takes all of 10 minutes to walk to a friend and it's a pretty straight shot.
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