The War on Cars Heats Up
The War on Cars
The War on Cars, LLC
4.9 • 937 Ratings
🗓️ 20 September 2022
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Summer is over, but honking season is just getting started. After a short delay — due to circumstances described in this episode — The War on Cars is back to celebrate our fourth anniversary and describe why the show's title seems to be in the news a lot these days, partly thanks to one U.S. Congresswoman. The hosts also catch up with each other and provide updates on what we did on our summer vacations, including treks through idyllic European landscapes, e-scooter rides in Charlottesville, and a visit to the Most Magical Place on Earth. Plus, as New York debates a plan to toll drivers entering Manhattan, what will the success or failure of congestion pricing mean for transportation in other cities across the United States.
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Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) really thinks there's a war on cars. (YouTube)
Randall O'Toole thinks we should give up the war on cars. (Colorado Springs Gazette)
In Canada, the suburbs strike back against the war on cars. (Financial Post)
This British columnist thinks the war on cars is a war on ordinary people. (Spiked)
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This episode was recorded by Josh Wilcox at the Brooklyn Podcasting Studio and edited by Ali Lemer. Our theme music is by Nathaniel Goodyear. Our logo is by Dani Finkel of Crucial D Designs.
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| 0:00.0 | It's back to school time and parents across North America are wasting millions of hours |
| 0:05.4 | Shelepping their children to and from school in cars here in Brooklyn, New York |
| 0:10.5 | where the streets are once again gridlocked with school drop-offs. |
| 0:13.8 | Every Hornhunk reminds us that life would be better if students could safely ride to school |
| 0:18.7 | on bicycles. |
| 0:19.8 | Fortunately, our friends at Cleverhood are here to help make that happen. |
| 0:24.2 | Their Rain Capes and Anorax look cool, protect you from the elements, and are designed |
| 0:28.6 | for people, including kids who walk and bike. |
| 0:32.3 | Cleverhood also donates 5% of profits to advocacy groups working to create safer, more livable |
| 0:38.0 | and equitable streets in cities across the country. |
| 0:41.4 | For a 20% discount on Cleverhood products, go to Cleverhood.com slash War on Cars. |
| 0:48.1 | Enter coupon code Bike to School when you check out. |
| 0:51.9 | That code is good for a limited time only. Again that's |
| 0:54.9 | cleverhood.com slash war on cars coupon code bike to school. |
| 1:02.3 | Okay again and again and again, we've got to take this point up. |
| 1:06.2 | Congressman McMale Toccus, U.S. electricity is powered by natural gas and coal and fossil fuels. |
| 1:13.6 | About two-thirds of that. |
| 1:14.9 | If we go all-electric, you're going to have to basically ratchet that up |
| 1:19.3 | in order to power electric cars. |
| 1:20.7 | Is your final word? |
| 1:21.7 | Absolutely right. Look the |
| 1:23.5 | Democrats have had a war on cars. |
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