Friday Video: Welcome to the ‘War on Cars’
Here's a pithy, witty, concise synopsis of why cars suck from the makers of America's best-loved podcast.
9:28 AM EDT on September 13, 2024
If you didn’t know it — there’s a war on cars.
You see it on Fox News. You see it on local TV. You hear it from politicians.
But the fact is: the car is having a war on us.
Thankfully, Streetsblog NYC Founder Aaron Naparstek, plus activists Doug Gordon and Sarah Goodyear founded “The War on Cars” podcast — which is now adding in video. Here’s the trio’s first salvo — a pithy, witty, concise synopsis of why cars suck:
Tabloid legend Gersh Kuntzman has been with New York newspapers since 1989, including stints at the New York Daily News, the Post, the Brooklyn Paper and even a cup of coffee with the Times. He’s also the writer and producer of “Murder at the Food Coop,” which was a hit at the NYC Fringe Festival in 2016, and “SUV: The Musical” in 2007. He also writes the Cycle of Rage column, which is archived here.
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