Ashton
@ashtonindc.bsky.social
Ped/alist, activist, & PhD candidate researching the conflict system of vehicular violence, the ideology of car supremacy, and streets as sites of care, commons, community, social movement, and peacebuilding. Blogs at http://peaceandplanning.com.
This week on the Car Blanche blog, I discuss my experience at TCamp (iykyk)...which was really just an excuse to rant about the value I think we use most uncritically when we talk about transportation: freedom.
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On freedom
Coincidentally, I rode past this on my way to TCamp – the last line, “how much freedom should we give up for relationships?” was as good a way as any to sum up my ponderings on th…
peaceandplanning.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:40 AM
This week on the Car Blanche blog, I discuss my experience at TCamp (iykyk)...which was really just an excuse to rant about the value I think we use most uncritically when we talk about transportation: freedom.
Read more: peaceandplanning.com/2026/01/13/o...
Read more: peaceandplanning.com/2026/01/13/o...
Alright, folks...I'm hesitant to be on another platform but trying out Bluesky because I've heard there are some cool kids who hang out here. Will mostly be sharing blog posts (would love your thoughts!) and looking forward to connecting with like-hearted urbanists. May the experiment begin!
January 14, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Alright, folks...I'm hesitant to be on another platform but trying out Bluesky because I've heard there are some cool kids who hang out here. Will mostly be sharing blog posts (would love your thoughts!) and looking forward to connecting with like-hearted urbanists. May the experiment begin!
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“A vehicle could fail the pedestrian crash-worthiness test and still receive 5 stars,” he said.
A voluntary evaluation isn’t enough for Jessica Hart, whose 5-year-old daughter Allie was struck and killed in 2021. Her petition on Change.org has collected more than 28,000 signatures.
A voluntary evaluation isn’t enough for Jessica Hart, whose 5-year-old daughter Allie was struck and killed in 2021. Her petition on Change.org has collected more than 28,000 signatures.
New cars are supposed to be getting safer. So why are fatalities on the rise?
Government test data shows new passenger vehicles in the U.S. are extremely safe, but roadway deaths are steadily rising.
apnews.com
September 26, 2023 at 7:42 PM
“A vehicle could fail the pedestrian crash-worthiness test and still receive 5 stars,” he said.
A voluntary evaluation isn’t enough for Jessica Hart, whose 5-year-old daughter Allie was struck and killed in 2021. Her petition on Change.org has collected more than 28,000 signatures.
A voluntary evaluation isn’t enough for Jessica Hart, whose 5-year-old daughter Allie was struck and killed in 2021. Her petition on Change.org has collected more than 28,000 signatures.
More peace, perhaps?
“When people are not in metal boxes but are meeting and looking at each other and acknowledging them, they have a higher sense of belonging, a higher sense of community and trust.”
‘Moto-normativity’: why cycling professor wants Australians to rethink how we use our roads
Dutch social scientist says redesigning our cities to be less car-centric will foster a sense of community, improve wellbeing and help the environment
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2023 at 8:32 PM
More peace, perhaps?