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Dodging a Car

Thoughts on conservative perceptions of urbanist discourse

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Addison Del Mastro
Apr 07, 2021
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I noticed a little controversy on Twitter today. The automaker Dodge tweeted out the following: “Fill in the blank. More horsepower means more ______.” After a thrashing from urbanists, cyclists, and pedestrian safety advocates—a flood answers along the lines of “more dead kids,” “more crashes,” “more noise pollution,” etc.—Dodge deleted the tweet.

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