Auto Alternatives and the U.S.: A Lost Cause?

Faced with high fuel prices and global warming, number of cars in the U.S. continues to rise. Is an alternative to cars a lost cause?

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April 5, 2001, 5:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"One-third of the half-billion cars on the Earth are found in the United States...With warnings of a coming energy crisis and global warming, why do Americans cling to their cars?...the United States has produced both a landscape that is centered around the automobile...The philosophy of the U.S. transportation system, as well as its structural reality, make finding transportation alternatives difficult..."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: In a Car-Driven Culture, Some Search for an Alternative

Thursday, March 29, 2001 in National Geographic

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