Sam F. Hanna (Rutgers): The Future of Big Brother Government: Orwellian Surveillance of Vehicular Travels Has Arrived. Do transportation apps compromise safety? Waze and other apps want to save drivers 10 minutes every day, but safety experts say it's too dangerous to use these apps while driving. From n+1, Daniel Albert on finding the robot chauffeur — the American “love affair” with the automobile is often mistaken for a love affair with driving. Ariel Schwartz on the cities with the best public transportation in the U.S. Why mass transit is doomed in America: Alex Pareene on how politicians don’t know people who use it. Newt Gingrich says Hillary Clinton can’t be president because she doesn’t drive: “Here’s a woman whose effort to get back in touch with us doesn’t involve driving across America". Jordan Michael Smith on conservatives’ new enemy — bikes: The bicycle is emerging as a new conservative front in the culture wars. A look at why no new transportation megaprojects should ever be designed for cars only, in one chart. From Slate, Matthew Yglesias on how Atlanta is a regional transportation planning disaster; and what does racism have to do with gridlock? In Atlanta, everything. Stephen Bainbridge says the media is ignoring the moral equivalence between Obamajams and Christie's bridge. In case you're wondering how to travel the country without a car (in a way other than running), a map from the American Intercity Bus Riders Association shows you all the bus and Amtrak routes that span the United States.
