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Fighting Traffic

The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City
2011
MIT Press

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Black and white photo of pedestrian and vehicle traffic in Los Angeles
Book Excerpt

When Cities Treated Cars as Dangerous Intruders

To many urban Americans in the 1920s, the car and its driver were tyrants that deprived others of their freedom.
by Peter Norton via The MIT Press Reader on July 25, 2022

Associated Excerpts

Cars entering Holland Tunnel on Broome Street in New York City, 1927.

It’s Been 100 Years Since Cars Drove Pedestrians Off The Roads

One hundred years ago roadbuilder Edward J. Mehren wrote that streets, should be redesigned for the utility of motorists alone.
by Carlton Reid via Forbes on November 8, 2022
A 1921 card reading: For Safety's Sake, cross this way, not here, not this way. Quit Jay Walking

The Invention of “Jaywalking”

In the 1920s, the public hated cars. So the auto industry fought back — with language.
by Clive Thompson via Medium on March 29, 2022
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