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Can you point to a book or other resources that support this claim? Interested in learning more. Always looking for another reason to hate cars as a New Yorker
by plants 3y ago
Can you point to a book or other resources that support this claim? Interested in learning more. Always looking for another reason to hate cars as a New Yorker
- potatochup 3y agoI'm reading "The Geography of Nowhere" right now, it covers much of this in a reasonably entertaining fashion, although its not chocka-block with references. It does make some predictions that haven't dated well though (like hitting peak oil in 2023) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Geography_of_Nowhere https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Geography_of_Nowhere
- NAR8789 3y agoStrong Towns hy Chuck Marohn
- jcynix 3y agoTake a look at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_conspiracy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_consp...
- tetris11 3y agoAskHistorians Jake Berman covered this in his podcast "Public Transport in North America" https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=D6HDTu5LYmk https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=D6HDTu5LYmk Apparently it's not as black and white as many in this thread would suggest.