Patrick Miner
@pdbminer.bsky.social
Geographer studying mobilities, transport, & land use in the context of safety, social justice, health, & climate. University of Edinburgh PhD candidate funded by NERC. he/him
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Three newly published books argue that cars are destroying society as well as the planet.
Is the world finally ready to rein in the automobile?
My essay, in @bloomberg.com (gift link below)
Is the world finally ready to rein in the automobile?
My essay, in @bloomberg.com (gift link below)
‘Car Brain’ Is Making the US Unhealthy and Dangerous. EVs Won’t Fix It.
A trio of new books argue that we need to confront the full range of costs that car-based living has imposed on our cities, our health and our society.
www.bloomberg.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Three newly published books argue that cars are destroying society as well as the planet.
Is the world finally ready to rein in the automobile?
My essay, in @bloomberg.com (gift link below)
Is the world finally ready to rein in the automobile?
My essay, in @bloomberg.com (gift link below)
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📣 NEW REPORT
'Mind the Gap' from the #SustainableTransportCPG finds Scotland’s transport system is excluding majority of Scots 👇 (1/)
transform.scot/2025/06/17/m...
'Mind the Gap' from the #SustainableTransportCPG finds Scotland’s transport system is excluding majority of Scots 👇 (1/)
transform.scot/2025/06/17/m...
'Mind the Gap': New inquiry reports transport system excluding majority of Scots - Transform Scotland
A new report published today (Tuesday 17 June) by the Cross Party Group on Sustainable Transport reveals that Scotland’s transport system is systematically excluding many Scots — especially women, dis...
transform.scot
June 17, 2025 at 10:41 AM
📣 NEW REPORT
'Mind the Gap' from the #SustainableTransportCPG finds Scotland’s transport system is excluding majority of Scots 👇 (1/)
transform.scot/2025/06/17/m...
'Mind the Gap' from the #SustainableTransportCPG finds Scotland’s transport system is excluding majority of Scots 👇 (1/)
transform.scot/2025/06/17/m...
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Coming October 21st...
"Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile."
A new book about how cars ruin everything and what we can do to fight back.
Pre-order here: www.lifeaftercars.com
"Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile."
A new book about how cars ruin everything and what we can do to fight back.
Pre-order here: www.lifeaftercars.com
April 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Coming October 21st...
"Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile."
A new book about how cars ruin everything and what we can do to fight back.
Pre-order here: www.lifeaftercars.com
"Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile."
A new book about how cars ruin everything and what we can do to fight back.
Pre-order here: www.lifeaftercars.com
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53 people on bikes leaving this Utrecht parking garage in 30 seconds. It's clean. I can hear people talking. Now imagine 53 cars leaving this parking garage.
53 mensen op de fiets in 30 seconden. Het is schoon. Ik hoor mensen praten. Stel je nu eens voor dat er 53 auto's een parkeergarage verlaten.
53 mensen op de fiets in 30 seconden. Het is schoon. Ik hoor mensen praten. Stel je nu eens voor dat er 53 auto's een parkeergarage verlaten.
April 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
53 people on bikes leaving this Utrecht parking garage in 30 seconds. It's clean. I can hear people talking. Now imagine 53 cars leaving this parking garage.
53 mensen op de fiets in 30 seconden. Het is schoon. Ik hoor mensen praten. Stel je nu eens voor dat er 53 auto's een parkeergarage verlaten.
53 mensen op de fiets in 30 seconden. Het is schoon. Ik hoor mensen praten. Stel je nu eens voor dat er 53 auto's een parkeergarage verlaten.
First destroy the forest, then discuss saving it... "A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the COP30 climate summit" www.bbc.com/news/article...
Amazon rainforest cut down to build highway for COP climate summit
The infrastructure required to host COP30 in Belém is undermining the cause, campaigners say.
www.bbc.com
March 13, 2025 at 11:36 AM
First destroy the forest, then discuss saving it... "A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the COP30 climate summit" www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Rest in peace, Professor Shoup (1938-2025)
We will keep up the good work.
Share your stories and thoughts with the parking reform community here: parkingreform.org/donald-shoup
We will keep up the good work.
Share your stories and thoughts with the parking reform community here: parkingreform.org/donald-shoup
February 8, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Rest in peace, Professor Shoup (1938-2025)
We will keep up the good work.
Share your stories and thoughts with the parking reform community here: parkingreform.org/donald-shoup
We will keep up the good work.
Share your stories and thoughts with the parking reform community here: parkingreform.org/donald-shoup
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Academic bluesky! Are you / do you know any PGRs working in the transport and mobilities space?
We have two calls for papers at this year's RGS-IBG Conference and are keen to hear from you! See the details here or via the QR code: siskiyoucedar.github.io/callforpaper...
Please amplify if you can!
We have two calls for papers at this year's RGS-IBG Conference and are keen to hear from you! See the details here or via the QR code: siskiyoucedar.github.io/callforpaper...
Please amplify if you can!
January 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Academic bluesky! Are you / do you know any PGRs working in the transport and mobilities space?
We have two calls for papers at this year's RGS-IBG Conference and are keen to hear from you! See the details here or via the QR code: siskiyoucedar.github.io/callforpaper...
Please amplify if you can!
We have two calls for papers at this year's RGS-IBG Conference and are keen to hear from you! See the details here or via the QR code: siskiyoucedar.github.io/callforpaper...
Please amplify if you can!
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The casual violence inflicted by car culture deserves as much attention as vehicular terrorism, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
Opinion: The casual violence inflicted by car culture
The New Orleans attack reminds us that vehicles are increasingly being used as weapons. But what about the environmental damage, destruction of cities, and more?
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The casual violence inflicted by car culture deserves as much attention as vehicular terrorism, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
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It’s official — Paris has now limited through-traffic from parts of its historic city centre to reallocate space for people, and cut pollution and congestion. newseu.cgtn.com/news/2024-11...
Paris says 'non' to through-traffic in city center
Other European cities have taken similar measures, but the Paris mayor's office said its own traffic limitation scheme was 'one of the most ambitious' on the continent.
newseu.cgtn.com
November 13, 2024 at 6:21 AM
It’s official — Paris has now limited through-traffic from parts of its historic city centre to reallocate space for people, and cut pollution and congestion. newseu.cgtn.com/news/2024-11...
Since their invention, cars and automobility have killed 60–80 million people. While some people benefit from automobility, nearly everyone—whether or not they drive—is harmed by it. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 10, 2024 at 11:45 AM
Since their invention, cars and automobility have killed 60–80 million people. While some people benefit from automobility, nearly everyone—whether or not they drive—is harmed by it. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Since I’m living the lifestyle, I’m really looking forward to this new book by @nondriver.bsky.social. Thanks to @thewaroncars.bsky.social for the episode that brought the book to my attention
June 11, 2024 at 11:25 PM
Since I’m living the lifestyle, I’m really looking forward to this new book by @nondriver.bsky.social. Thanks to @thewaroncars.bsky.social for the episode that brought the book to my attention
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Interesting-looking review paper on the harm that cars cause to people and the environment, finding that "currently, 1 in 34 deaths are caused by automobility" doi.org/10.1016/j.jt...
February 19, 2024 at 11:07 AM
Interesting-looking review paper on the harm that cars cause to people and the environment, finding that "currently, 1 in 34 deaths are caused by automobility" doi.org/10.1016/j.jt...