Car Culture
A brief history of zoning and highway construction in America
By Vince Graham
This month marks the 100th anniversary of two pieces of legislation that revolutionized the way we live. On July 11, 1916, President Woodrow...
This 50-year-old cartoon satirizing car culture still rings true today
If aliens came to Earth, who would they assume is in control — people or cars? Cars, of course. That’s the premise of this 50-year-old animation...
Speed Over Place: Ousting the Confederate Monument for cars, not morals,...
On Wednesday, May 25, Jefferson Circuit Judge Judith McDonald-Burkman denied an injunction to dismantle and store the Confederate Monument on Third Street near the University of...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx envisions a “gradual shift” away from...
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx criss-crossed the country last week on a tour of the seven finalists for U.S. DOT’s $50 million “Smart City Challenge” grant. (Louisville was...
Research shows cities that build more parking get more traffic
Build parking spaces and they will come—in cars. New research presented this week at the annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board finds a direct,...
This video explains how the automobile conquered the American street in...
Our streets today are dangerous places for everyone involved—because we chose to turn our most prolific public spaces over for use as high-speed motorways. As we...
Streets aren’t what they used to be, or how public space...
Today, the curb is a dividing line between the realm of the pedestrian and that of the motorist. Except for a few certain times...
Yarmuth Proposes to Subsidize Car Ownership with Tax Funds
Really, Rep. Yarmuth? This sounds like the most hair-brained idea we've heard in quite a while and we frankly had higher expectations of our...
Turning A Corner, Without A Signal
The C-J recently had a story about turn signal usage in Louisville—or the lack thereof—in which I was quoted. Not using a turn signal...