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American Planning Association

The U.S. automotive media tend to ignore or downplay the far-reaching impacts of the automobile on land use. That’s a significant oversight which helps to accentuate the auto industry’s strikingly insular attitude about basic issues such […]

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Columbia Journalism Review

This magazine critiques the press — and generally does a better job of it than anyone else. CJR champions accountability journalism over access journalism. Unfortunately, relatively little attention is paid to automotive journalism. I’ve raised questions […]

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Consumer Reports

Over the years this publication has been the target of criticism by auto buff magazines, most notably for treating cars as appliances. What tends to be underplayed if not ignored altogether is that Consumer Reports is unusual […]

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Curbing Cars

This is a web-based journalism project whose mission is to “change attitudes toward personal transportation.” That includes providing information about “driving light” as well as policy discussions on such topics as mass transit. “We are […]

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Grist

This general-interest environmental website’s slogan sums up its irreverent editorial tone: “A beacon in the smog.” Transportation topics range from the silly, e.g., “Forget cows — people are now going Smart car tipping” (Richmond, 2014), to […]

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Sightline Institute

This nonprofit think tank focuses on the Pacific Northwest but offers analysis that may be applicable elsewhere in the country. Research is data-driven but accessible, e.g., “Who Pays for Parking?” (London and Williams-Derry, 2013). Sightline […]