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The devastating Los Angeles fires have claimed at least 27 lives as of January 15th, according to the LA Times. Of the 14 identified victims, many were older adults between the ages of 66 and 95 years old, depicting a grim scene for the vulnerability among our senior population. The
Mitigation is instituting policies to keep global heating to 1.5 degrees Celsius and help us share and caretake the earth with other people and other creatures. The urgency of climate change often makes it feel like the window for effective action is closing rapidly, but it's important
As a fifth-generation Angeleno watching my city burn was painful. The city is making an excellent effort handling this ongoing crisis, but as a region going forward we must do better. Los Angeles and its surrounding cities and counties, must begin to operate from a functional region rather than political
The mythical “ghetto” lead paint chip eater helped automakers hide its complicity with the harm of its leaded gas Car culture actively distorted the lead-crime crisis theory demonstrated by Nevin in 2000 and further supported by Masters in 2003. The automobile industry leveraged racist narratives of intellectually deficient parenting to
"Most transport systems were explicitly designed for the solo male commuter," says Jemilah Magnusson, a spokesperson for the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, in an interview with Wired. On Philadephia’s SEPTA 65 percent of its transit users are women on New Jersery’s NJ Transit approximately
Urban public transit—buses and trains—is often perceived as dangerous. But what about cars and parking lots? Less than one percent of all violent crimes occur on public transit, compared to 7.3% in parking lots. Highways in the United States have long been synonymous with mayhem. From serial
Dearest Folks, I hope you’re enjoying (and continuing to enjoy) these final weeks of 2024. We’re galvanized to announce the launch of our first episode of Autocentric Asphyxiation on January 10! In it, we’ll cycle into conversations, debates, and interviews about America’s car obsession kink—and
Urban areas create unique opportunities to mitigate the climate crisis, dismantle gender oppression, and develop more equitable communities, but many people do not like when their communities are designated as such. At an art show in Montclair, I was speaking with two gentlemen when I mentioned, “Did you know New
Every winter, my husband and I visit his parents along the shore of Lake Michigan in the charming town of Manitowoc, Wisconsin—arguably one of the most American Apple Pie of states. Manitowoc is a bicycle haven waiting to emerge. At a coffee shop, we were watching adults with young
