Cars suck....
This is the Right Of Way home page. Right Of Way is a group of
activists dedicated to asserting the rights of car-free street users -- including pedestrians, cyclists, and skaters -- and fighting
back against car domination. Our home base is New York City, but we hope
to report on, and help stimulate, action and awareness in other
locales as well. A fuller account of our outlook and intentions is in our manifesto.
We are
actively seeking new people to help with our ongoing and future projects; see here.
Our
activities to date include:
- stenciling street memorials to dead pedestrians and cyclists (since late 1996, we
have marked some 250 sites in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Queens);
- systematically analyzing NYC traffic fatalities to
determine who's getting killed, and how, and why;
- outreach actions ranging from op-ed pieces to demonstrations; and of course
- this website.
The website will contain essays, research, rabble-rousing, and reflections on car culture and the car economy, and on ways to cure these pathological
conditions.
Wondering about, or annoyed by, the phrase "cars suck"? Here are some thoughts on the
subject.
Inquiries or comments, either about the site or about the project overall, can be directed to either Charles Komanoff or Michael Smith.
Last updated: May 30, 2009