Regulations on the size of cars, ratcheting down for new models. Iirc, one of the factors in the increasing size of cars is due to how fuel efficiency standards are implemented - apparently it’s easier to make a car larger, but lighter, than to actually improve efficiency
Corn scented candles
i was born in the mid-90s, so i only have vague memories of a lively mall. but i remember playing on the indoor playground, eating teriyaki chicken samples, and even trick or treating at the mall once as a kid. now there have been multiple shootings there in the past few years
I love dead and abandoned malls, and other liminal spaces. they’re like the bones of a crumbling empire
New modes of mobility — namely robotaxis — will increase from virtually zero today to 8% of global transportation in that same time span, McKinsey projected.
Replacing ICE vehicles driven by a human with EVs driven by a robot. Which is an improvement in terms of emissions per trip, for sure, but it doesn’t seem to actually strike at the root issue (reducing VMT) and still leaves cyclists and pedestrians at greater risk of injury
It is McKinsey research though, so i’m hardly surprised
Yep. It absolutely never hurts to handle a situation with grace, even if it sucks in the moment.