Skip to Content
Streetsblog USA home
Streetsblog USA home
Log In
Friday Video

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.

Sarah Goodyear, Aaron Naparstek and Doug Gordon host “The War on Cars.”

|Photo: The War on Cars

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:

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Streetsblog USA

Tuesday’s Headlines Pay High Prices for Highway Repairs

If the U.S. didn't spend so much money on repaving roads, there might be more left over for other things, like transit.

October 28, 2025

Op-Ed: The Norfolk Southern–Union Pacific Merger Is Wrong for Rail

This advocacy organization argues it's time to reject Wall Street's massive power grab and re-nationalize America's rails — before it's too late.

October 28, 2025

Crunching Numbers to Curb Crashes: Using Federal Data to Make Our Roads Safer

Upholding federal data transparency is key to understanding and reversing the alarming level of crashes, fatalities, and strained infrastructure. Here's where we have more work to do.

October 28, 2025

Ugly Truth: Federal ICE Raid Push Aside Local Cops, Safety and Free Speech

President Trump's heavily armed and masked immigration troops are turning American cities into battlegrounds — and eliminating accountability and free speech in the public realm.

October 27, 2025

Monday’s Headlines Dust Off Duffy

The transportation secretary has been busy beefing with California, SEPTA and Elon Musk.

October 27, 2025

This Bill Would Help America Build More Housing Near Transit

A bipartisan group is pushing a policy to incentivize transit-oriented development across the country.

October 27, 2025
See all posts