Tag: public transit
Paris Marx – We’re Distracted by Tech Fantasies
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Paris Marx has an excellent look at the fantasy of self-driving cars. I particularly like the idea near the end that the longer we let ourselves be distracted by tech fantasies, the worse off we’ll be. I enjoy technology, but so much of what Venture Capital companies try to push on us is merely a…
Should EV Subsidies be Stopped and Invested in Public Transit
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From Vox about Norway’s strong performance in electrification of their vehicles: Eye-popping EV subsidies have flowed largely to the affluent, contributing to the gap between rich and poor in a country proud of its egalitarian social policies. Worse, the EV boom has hobbled Norwegian cities’ efforts to untether themselves from the automobile and enable residents…