Re-thinking Transportation in the United States

Jesse Porter
May 30, 2020 · 5 min read

I’ll bet that very recently you traveled somewhere in a car when you could have walked or biked. Americans are very attached to the convenience and luxury of cars. In 2019, there were 284.5 million registered vehicles in the U.S., and it is projected there will be 287.3 by the end of 2020 (“U.S. Vehicle”). These vehicles are having a dangerously negative effect on human health and the health of the planet, and as a society, we must commit to much less driving.

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