Don't Be Anti Car. Be Pro Something Else.
This is a terrible strategy, it never got anyone anywhere. It&#x27;s the result of a sort of bleeding heart learned helplessness. It&#x27;s the attitude of people who have lost the ability to be confrontational in pursuit of goals.<p>Take smoking as an example. How did we reduce smoking? (arguably one of the most successful public health campaigns in recent history). Did we stop being anti-smoking and instead promoted something else? No! We banned smokers from bars, we told people that smoking sucked, we plastered ugly pictures of black lungs on boxes and we taxed the crap out of smokers.<p>Ironically, the big change is often easier than the small one. Cars <i>are</i> the problem, point it out. Haggling about bike lanes is a colossal waste of time. We need to completely revamp how we commute and how we life, communicate that clearly, and point out whoever stands in the way.