Life after cars : freeing ourselves from the tyranny of the automobile
"When the very first cars rolled off production lines, they were a technological marvel, predicted to make life easier and better for all Americans; yet a hundred years later, that dream is running on empty. Globally, SUVs alone now emit more carbon than the nations of Germany, South Korea, or Japan. Instead of unbounded freedom, the never-ending proliferation of automobiles has delivered a host of costs, among them the demolition of our neighbor...