Which is just the dumbest shit because almost every time places are made into higher-density, better mixed use spaces with walkable shopping etc, people are happier.

She was already vulnerable to predators and sex traffickers, that’s how she ended up in this mess in the first place. The system already failed her. I hope she finds peace wherever she goes.

A message to the public: If you see this fugitive, no you didn’t.

Is this the gentleman’s first rodeo? How did he expect to make money in Manhattan without the necessary permits? 

“Only one crime at a time,” as the saying goes.

This is a really long article to write about the fact that a club no one has ever heard of is closing due to the owners own negligence in operation.

The Motomachi plant is about 30 min West, and the Tahara plant is about an hour South.  There's also another plant further away in Fukuoka.

So, they found a spot that guaranteed that their workers will have a terribly long commute, on a mountain road which can get dangerous in the winter.

Obviously this is the correct analysis. Very obviously.

Its still a garbage slogan.

Heres the issue, to a lot of people who were chanting, advocating for and writing about it, “Defund” meant “get rid of”. They’d call themselves “Abolitionists”. It was a bad mixed message.

Taking 3 toddlers anywhere on a bike is not happening. Consequently, having a car is a part of my identity as a parent.

Nearly everything you do to limit vehicle use to force lazy-asses to consider their options will cause difficulties for me, a guy without reasonable alternatives.

Ban Cars doesn’t mean ban cars.

If you need multiple pages to explain the title, i think it’s fair feedback that maybe rewording the title is more efficient.

If your slogan is that bad at conveying your intended message, you should probably reconsider it.

I’m not sure why it’s surprising. Jalopnik semi-regularly runs content that lines up with this and has for a while.

Counterpoint, by using the label “ban cars” all you’re doing is enraging the folks who need them and/or enjoy them, and often immediately putting them in a defensive position and creating an us vs them mentality, which we already have an overabundance of in the modern era. Most folks won’t be willing to listen to this…

If your pithy two-word slogan requires a lengthy two-page essay to explain, it’s a bad slogan.

Why is it that movements like this pick short, inflammatory names to only end up spending so much of their time saying “There’s so much more nuance than our name suggests!” I swear, it’s like some people actually WANT to hand their opponents an excuse to casually dismiss them

I get that you’re trying to make a big impact with the slogan but it comes with a bit of an attacking tone. Something like “Automobile alternatives” or whatever might work better but the slogan isn’t even the point.