Sarah Goodyear
@sgoodyear.bsky.social
Writer. New Yorker. Co-host, The War on Cars podcast. Our book, Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile, is out now. lifeaftercars.com
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just following orders, huh
“We’ve tried to not have to do it, but we've got direct orders,” the masked ICE agents told them www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/i...
November 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
just following orders, huh
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New episode up! We've been on the road (not in a car) for the first leg of our book tour, mostly on the West Coast of North America, and we've got some things to say about it! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
November 25, 2025 at 12:26 PM
New episode up! We've been on the road (not in a car) for the first leg of our book tour, mostly on the West Coast of North America, and we've got some things to say about it! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
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It finally arrived 🇦🇺🦘
@sgoodyear.bsky.social @brooklynspoke.bsky.social @thewaroncars.bsky.social @naparstek.bsky.social
@sgoodyear.bsky.social @brooklynspoke.bsky.social @thewaroncars.bsky.social @naparstek.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 9:34 AM
It finally arrived 🇦🇺🦘
@sgoodyear.bsky.social @brooklynspoke.bsky.social @thewaroncars.bsky.social @naparstek.bsky.social
@sgoodyear.bsky.social @brooklynspoke.bsky.social @thewaroncars.bsky.social @naparstek.bsky.social
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Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
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Seems like a great time for @minneapolismn.gov to invest in affordable bike share & cargo bike libraries like @mplscargobikelibrary.com !
Just sayin’.
Just sayin’.
Minneapolis has been named one of the world’s most bike-friendly cities! A new report covering 100 cities in 44 countries ranked Minneapolis as the #2 biking city in the U.S., #5 in North America and #44 globally. Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/news/2025/november/2025-bike-friendly-city/
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Seems like a great time for @minneapolismn.gov to invest in affordable bike share & cargo bike libraries like @mplscargobikelibrary.com !
Just sayin’.
Just sayin’.
Catching up on Patreon stickers...Oak Park, MI; Nelson, BC; Healy, AK; Utrecht; Seattle; Tuscaloosa, AL; Santa Fe, NM; Ganshorren, Belgium; Oakland, CA; Denver; London; Oakland, CA; Pittsburgh; Santa Cruz, CA; Kailua-Kona, HI; and many, many more...welcome to @thewaroncars.bsky.social!
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Catching up on Patreon stickers...Oak Park, MI; Nelson, BC; Healy, AK; Utrecht; Seattle; Tuscaloosa, AL; Santa Fe, NM; Ganshorren, Belgium; Oakland, CA; Denver; London; Oakland, CA; Pittsburgh; Santa Cruz, CA; Kailua-Kona, HI; and many, many more...welcome to @thewaroncars.bsky.social!
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xAI's data centres are one of the few sites in the world where we actually know why they exist and the outputs they produce.
So everyone local life shortened by the choking air pollution from the fossil fuelled power plant built to run this site: we know it's for shit like this
So everyone local life shortened by the choking air pollution from the fossil fuelled power plant built to run this site: we know it's for shit like this
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
xAI's data centres are one of the few sites in the world where we actually know why they exist and the outputs they produce.
So everyone local life shortened by the choking air pollution from the fossil fuelled power plant built to run this site: we know it's for shit like this
So everyone local life shortened by the choking air pollution from the fossil fuelled power plant built to run this site: we know it's for shit like this
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This recent episode from @thewaroncars.bsky.social is a great little primer on the history of manufactured car dependency.
podcasts.apple.com/lu/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/lu/podcast/t...
The Creation of America's Car Culture
Podcast Episode · The War on Cars · 11/11/2025 · 30m
podcasts.apple.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This recent episode from @thewaroncars.bsky.social is a great little primer on the history of manufactured car dependency.
podcasts.apple.com/lu/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/lu/podcast/t...
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ICE is trapping people in abusive relationships, and more generally, making immigrants afraid to assert legal rights and ask for help that they are very much entitled to. (Noting that this is not new, for example there's history of agricultural workers threatened with la migra for speaking out!)
How ICE’s Crackdown Hurts Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence
Increased enforcement and Trump’s policy changes are causing some people to remain in abusive relationships rather than risk deportation, experts say.
www.themarshallproject.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
ICE is trapping people in abusive relationships, and more generally, making immigrants afraid to assert legal rights and ask for help that they are very much entitled to. (Noting that this is not new, for example there's history of agricultural workers threatened with la migra for speaking out!)
accurate
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
accurate
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Well said @sgoodyear.bsky.social
We have indeed lost the human right to free movement, meaning no need for a government-issued license (or being the "right" age), a car, or money to be able to go about your day.
We have indeed lost the human right to free movement, meaning no need for a government-issued license (or being the "right" age), a car, or money to be able to go about your day.
🚗💥 What if life after cars is better for everyone?
In LIFE AFTER CARS, @sgoodyear.bsky.social of @thewaroncars.bsky.social shows how communities can thrive when we design for people, not traffic.
A bold, hopeful vision for the future of our cities.
In LIFE AFTER CARS, @sgoodyear.bsky.social of @thewaroncars.bsky.social shows how communities can thrive when we design for people, not traffic.
A bold, hopeful vision for the future of our cities.
November 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Well said @sgoodyear.bsky.social
We have indeed lost the human right to free movement, meaning no need for a government-issued license (or being the "right" age), a car, or money to be able to go about your day.
We have indeed lost the human right to free movement, meaning no need for a government-issued license (or being the "right" age), a car, or money to be able to go about your day.
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just from walking along and around that arterial for 45 minutes i could feel it
i can't imagine living on this road. and it's not even that heavily used.
when will cities in the US take noise pollution seriously? the public health impacts of it are massive and enduring.
i can't imagine living on this road. and it's not even that heavily used.
when will cities in the US take noise pollution seriously? the public health impacts of it are massive and enduring.
January 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
just from walking along and around that arterial for 45 minutes i could feel it
i can't imagine living on this road. and it's not even that heavily used.
when will cities in the US take noise pollution seriously? the public health impacts of it are massive and enduring.
i can't imagine living on this road. and it's not even that heavily used.
when will cities in the US take noise pollution seriously? the public health impacts of it are massive and enduring.
All I can say about this thread is THANK YOU
after @ronpdavis.bsky.social attended the cascadian innovation corridor conference's presentation on upzoning 'grand boulevards' in region - he asked me to write about this concept.
corridor zoning is antithetical to livability, public health, & walkability.
ronpdavis.substack.com/p/mike-elias...
corridor zoning is antithetical to livability, public health, & walkability.
ronpdavis.substack.com/p/mike-elias...
Mike Eliason on "Corridor" Zoning
A Guest Post
ronpdavis.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
All I can say about this thread is THANK YOU
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As @sgoodyear.bsky.social so eloquently conveys, dependence on a functioning car to satisfy the needs of life is the antithesis of ‘freedom.’
🚗💥 What if life after cars is better for everyone?
In LIFE AFTER CARS, @sgoodyear.bsky.social of @thewaroncars.bsky.social shows how communities can thrive when we design for people, not traffic.
A bold, hopeful vision for the future of our cities.
In LIFE AFTER CARS, @sgoodyear.bsky.social of @thewaroncars.bsky.social shows how communities can thrive when we design for people, not traffic.
A bold, hopeful vision for the future of our cities.
November 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
As @sgoodyear.bsky.social so eloquently conveys, dependence on a functioning car to satisfy the needs of life is the antithesis of ‘freedom.’
Honestly, you have to wonder about our collective sanity sometimes.
November 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Honestly, you have to wonder about our collective sanity sometimes.
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When Mayor Zohran Mamdani takes office in January, he’ll suddenly control over 6,300 miles of streets and nearly 50,000 intersections. He’ll have authority over our city’s largest public space, and a mandate to transform it.
November 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
When Mayor Zohran Mamdani takes office in January, he’ll suddenly control over 6,300 miles of streets and nearly 50,000 intersections. He’ll have authority over our city’s largest public space, and a mandate to transform it.
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“Cars are cars. The problem is cars. And the problem of cars can’t be solved with different cars”
- @sgoodyear.bsky.social in Life After Cars
I was listening to that audiobook while biking into work on the morning Waymo announced it would be testing here. Definitely the right book for tht moment.
- @sgoodyear.bsky.social in Life After Cars
I was listening to that audiobook while biking into work on the morning Waymo announced it would be testing here. Definitely the right book for tht moment.
November 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
“Cars are cars. The problem is cars. And the problem of cars can’t be solved with different cars”
- @sgoodyear.bsky.social in Life After Cars
I was listening to that audiobook while biking into work on the morning Waymo announced it would be testing here. Definitely the right book for tht moment.
- @sgoodyear.bsky.social in Life After Cars
I was listening to that audiobook while biking into work on the morning Waymo announced it would be testing here. Definitely the right book for tht moment.
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I get why people are excited about Waymos. I really do.
But, I think we can also look back at the effects of a century of enthusiasm for cars and say, “Going all in for cars hasn’t worked out well at all.” And from that, try to see what the next century holds, and try to do better *now*.
But, I think we can also look back at the effects of a century of enthusiasm for cars and say, “Going all in for cars hasn’t worked out well at all.” And from that, try to see what the next century holds, and try to do better *now*.
Waymo privatized another public street:
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
November 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I get why people are excited about Waymos. I really do.
But, I think we can also look back at the effects of a century of enthusiasm for cars and say, “Going all in for cars hasn’t worked out well at all.” And from that, try to see what the next century holds, and try to do better *now*.
But, I think we can also look back at the effects of a century of enthusiasm for cars and say, “Going all in for cars hasn’t worked out well at all.” And from that, try to see what the next century holds, and try to do better *now*.
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Marco te Brömmelstroet and I crowdsourced our 2025 study to show how people's environments shape motonormativity
Now we're back. Along with Ashton Rohmer, we want ask if we can measure and understand the wider belief system underpinning car-supremacy. You can help: whydonate.com/fundraising/...
Now we're back. Along with Ashton Rohmer, we want ask if we can measure and understand the wider belief system underpinning car-supremacy. You can help: whydonate.com/fundraising/...
November 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Marco te Brömmelstroet and I crowdsourced our 2025 study to show how people's environments shape motonormativity
Now we're back. Along with Ashton Rohmer, we want ask if we can measure and understand the wider belief system underpinning car-supremacy. You can help: whydonate.com/fundraising/...
Now we're back. Along with Ashton Rohmer, we want ask if we can measure and understand the wider belief system underpinning car-supremacy. You can help: whydonate.com/fundraising/...
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🚗💥 What if life after cars is better for everyone?
In LIFE AFTER CARS, @sgoodyear.bsky.social of @thewaroncars.bsky.social shows how communities can thrive when we design for people, not traffic.
A bold, hopeful vision for the future of our cities.
In LIFE AFTER CARS, @sgoodyear.bsky.social of @thewaroncars.bsky.social shows how communities can thrive when we design for people, not traffic.
A bold, hopeful vision for the future of our cities.
November 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🚗💥 What if life after cars is better for everyone?
In LIFE AFTER CARS, @sgoodyear.bsky.social of @thewaroncars.bsky.social shows how communities can thrive when we design for people, not traffic.
A bold, hopeful vision for the future of our cities.
In LIFE AFTER CARS, @sgoodyear.bsky.social of @thewaroncars.bsky.social shows how communities can thrive when we design for people, not traffic.
A bold, hopeful vision for the future of our cities.
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This is one of the reasons congestion pricing works.
i wonder how much of Americans' views on driving vs. transit would change if they had to pay for gas/insurance/etc every time they turned on the engine
"i'm not paying $5 to take the train to work twice a day when i can just drive" is a genuine opinion held by so many people
"i'm not paying $5 to take the train to work twice a day when i can just drive" is a genuine opinion held by so many people
November 24, 2025 at 1:17 AM
This is one of the reasons congestion pricing works.
On point as always
A friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.
November 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM
On point as always
This thread makes me want to cry but also gives me hope, because there are those of us out here who very much want to keep art and writing by humans alive, and I know we are going to do it. But it is increasingly countercultural to believe in...basic human culture.
i just reviewed 50+ applications for an arts award and most of them were written by chatgpt. And then the other reviewers said they put them into Gemini to rank them. At a certain point, if everyone is giving their thinking entirely over to AI, why are we even bothering with any of this anymore?
November 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This thread makes me want to cry but also gives me hope, because there are those of us out here who very much want to keep art and writing by humans alive, and I know we are going to do it. But it is increasingly countercultural to believe in...basic human culture.
This was seriously so much fun. @tomflood.bsky.social hope to see you again in another Canadian location perhaps!
Thanks again to @thewaroncars.bsky.social for an incredible night a couple weeks back in Vancouver, c/o the good people at @visionzerovancouver.ca
Was an honour to share a stage with
@brooklynspoke.bsky.social @sgoodyear.bsky.social
@lucymaloney.bsky.social
Was an honour to share a stage with
@brooklynspoke.bsky.social @sgoodyear.bsky.social
@lucymaloney.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This was seriously so much fun. @tomflood.bsky.social hope to see you again in another Canadian location perhaps!