> I think Illich's criticisms of car culture pushed him outside the Overton window of policy making.
Then or now? Cars being terrible and destroying society is not a fringe view in many places.
Then or now? Cars being terrible and destroying society is not a fringe view in many places.
I know for sure that most people around here either drive or want to, and that many peope consider it unthinkable to not do so.
The anti car ideaology is something that seems far more common on Hacker News and certain online forums than it is in the real world/offline.
US major cities I'd wager is like even split between politicians that like cars, politicians that dislike cars but are too scared to do anything about it, and politicians that dislike cars and aren't scared.
Here's to hoping we get more Ada Colau and less Bill de Blasio.