Imagining a Seattle with fewer cars
Seattle has been a target of anti-car activism since at least the early 1960s, when the construction of I-5 carved up the Chinatown International District.
Washington architect Paul Thiry said the creation of the freeway signaled when Seattle started to lose its identity as a city.
But what would a less car-centric Seattle actually look like? Whom would it benefit? And is it even feasible?
The hosts of "The War on Cars" podcast join "Soundside" for more. They’ve co-written a new book: “Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves From the Tyranny of the Automobile.”
They’re both based in Brooklyn, New York, but joined KUOW's Paige Browning in our Seattle studio.
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GUESTS:
- Sarah Goodyear, host, The War on Cars podcast
- Doug Gordon, host, The War on Cars podcast
RELATED LINKS:
- What Comes After the ‘War on Cars’? - Bloomberg
- ‘Life After Cars’ with Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon - Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast
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Paige Browning
Newscaster
Paige hosts midday newscasts and monitors news of significance to the Puget Sound region. She hopped over Washington’s mountains to join KUOW, after hosting news and reporting at Spokane Public Radio since 2011. She began her start in radio while a journalism student at University of Montana, by sharing stories with KUFM. Paige was raised in the mountains and rivers around Spokane. In her spare time she cheers on the Mariners in the summer, and hopes for snow in the winter.
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Gabrielle Healy
Senior Producer, Soundside
Gabrielle is a senior producer for Soundside, covering everything from politics to culture.
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