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The War on Cars

The War on Cars brings you news and commentary on the latest developments in the worldwide fight to undo a century's worth of damage wrought by the automobile and make cities better. Hosted by Doug Gordon, Sarah Goodyear and Aaron Naparstek and produced by Curtis Fox. Music by Nathaniel Goodyear. Logo by Dani Finkel/Crucial D.

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Cars and the Culture Wars

Oct 30, 2018

In 2009, soon-to-be Toronto Mayor Rob Ford declared that he would end the war on cars. His remarks were the opening shots in a battle that would come to signify more than just how people get around. How did cars and the urban/surburban divide become a cultural flashpoint? And did you know that a “War on Autoists” was front-page news a century before the War on Cars?

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EPISODE NOTES:

Rob Ford: “There’s no secret about it, there’s a war on cars in the city!” (YouTube)

“The War on Cars” by Prager U. (YouTube) 

“Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City,” by Peter Norton (MIT Press)

"'War on Cars': A History" by Eric de Place (Sightline Institute)

Rob Ford: "Yes, I have smoked crack cocaine." (YouTube)

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