Memes: If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Join ‘Em
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Reading Time: 2 minutesWho would have—or could have—guessed that the simple meme would become one of the most influential forms of communication in the 21st century. Memes have tipped elections.…
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Are We Living In A Dystopia?
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen you think of books like Fahrenheit 451, government authoritarianism comes to mind. But what if certain dystopian aspects from this work are already in play—and we…
How to Solve the Pickup Truck Problem
Reading Time: 3 minutesFull-size pickup trucks remain the most popular vehicles in Canada and the U.S.—despite the fact they are gas-guzzling, infrastructure-destroying people-killers. What can we do? Nobody in North…
You’re Mad at the Wrong Person
Reading Time: 2 minutesI’m pretty hard on cars—for good reason—but I still believe that pedestrians and cyclists have vital responsibilities. So let’s balance the scales. Years ago, I read an…
What Is Slowing Down Your Commute?
Reading Time: 2 minutesTraffic sucks! Your driving commute is taking way too long. Let’s figure out why—the real reason why. Ugh. We all hate being stuck in traffic. And if…
The Car-Lover’s Paradox
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you think this is just another anti-car blog, you have deeply misunderstood. A few years back, an acquaintance of mine posted on social about a book…
There’s a Problem With Electric Vehicles
Reading Time: 3 minutesAnd the solution will require a mind-shift North Americans may not be ready for. I bet you think I just LOVE electric vehicles, like any good uppity…
We All Want The Same Thing
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhy do cyclists argue with drivers, pedestrians with cyclists and scooterists with everyone? A recent (and I’ll admit, immature) debate on my neighbourhood Facebook page got me…
What The Snow Shows
Reading Time: 2 minutesFresh snowfall shows us how much extra space we sacrifice to cars. The city I live in—Vancouver, BC—doesn’t see snow often. But it will today—the first snowfall…
The Freedom Delusion
Reading Time: 2 minutesCars have long been touted as the ultimate symbol of “freedom.” This is a delusion. Ask my dad what a car symbolizes: “It’s freedom!” But does this…