Talk:Lentis/American Automobility and the Car Counter-Culture

Introduction

with expansions, the current history section could serve as an interesting introduction to the current Automobility system

Introduction of cars into cities (NYC). Elaborate on the beginning of public transportation systems or other carless alternatives: London cabs, trains, trolleys, buses We could also introduce the tipping point here and how we're going to frame this as socio-technical epidemic.

Components of Automobility

Socio-Technical Epidemics

Historical Case Study: Automobility as a Socio-Technical Epidemic

Car Counter-Culture

trends: http://www.economist.com/node/21563280?frsc=dg%7Ca

The Demographics section should be a subsection in a new Carless section. Include car-sharing and carpooling, motivations for owning a car v. not, incentives (HOV...), (perceived/actual) reliability/cleanliness/comfort/etc of car alternatives. The difference in average commuting times is small and doesn't justify less cars on face value. If there are less car owners living in cities why is there more traffic?

If one explanation for carless households is that mass transit is more cost effective then owning a car, how does this explain why there are over 2 million middle and upper class carless households?

Motivations should be made explicit elsewhere; not a distinct section. In Counter-Culture or Carless sections, for instance. Discuss motivations of participant groups.

Economic

costs (time/money/social) of owning a car versus the cost of public transportation or other modes of transportation. Might have to consider city versus suburbs.

We'd also have to consider the supposed 2 million middle and upper class homes without a car. I agree that it's too vague to be helpful as is.

Environmental

Estimates of benefits of the carless group. How much CO2 would they contribute if they had cars?

electric/hybrid/hydrogen fuels

Health

How many bikers? Are they significantly more healthy than the average driver?

Productivity

scrap

Social Groups

blend with counter-culture?

add government, gas

Environmentalists scrap

Car Manufacturers They have the framework for an interesting argument here, but need more support to make it compelling

We could also explore what car manufacturers are doing to prepare for a possible future without cars.

I think that the hybrid and electric car trend could give us further insight into both car manufacturers.

Neo-Automobility

Effect on Transportation Landscape blend with counter-culture?

Could describe the participants involved in these initiatives and who is "winning".

Bike Lane Advocacy

Public Transport Need to back up how public transport will reduce car use and lead to environmental benefits.

Public transit has been around for longer than cars and is already prevalent in the majority of cities and suburbs. I find it doubtful that it's going to reduce car use much more.

Walkable Initiative http://www.walkscore.com/

Other Countries scrap this section? replace wit alternate models such as Vauban, Limited Access, and Pedestrianized

Houten, Netherlands This deserves much more attention. I would say abandon Venice and focus here.

Should explain the motivation behind Houten's urban planning.

New chapter structure (?):

Intro starting with history and leading to car rule Automobility Counter-Culture (with Carlessness) Responses to Counter-Culture (Neo-Automobility?)

questions:

how/where to incorporate Tipping Point or the general lens with which we are viewing Automobility. Perhaps very briefly at the end of the introduction?

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