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Road ecology was an act of interspecies imagination, a field whose radical premise asserted that it was possible to perceive our built world through nonhuman eyes. How does a moose comprehend traffic? What sort of tunnel appeals to a mink? Why do grizzly bears prefer crossing over highways while black bears go under?
Fauntroy led a vigorous campaign to help unseat John McMillan, the notorious South Carolina segregationist who had opposed so many D.C. civil rights initiatives. Fauntroy sent dozens of organizers to McMillan’s congressional district in 1972, rallying black voters (who made up 28 percent of the district) and highlighting McMillan’s racist record. McMillan suffered a stunning defeat.
Chocolate City
Chris Myers Asch, George Derek Musgrove
Our study found that more than 75% of the urban innovations that have successfully reduced car use were led by a local city government – and in particular, those that have proved most effective, such as congestion charges, parking and traffic controls, and limited traffic zones.
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