<description>&lt;p&gt;In this Extra Credit episode, we have a chat about a frankly glum topic: when cars kill people. We discuss a fantastic &lt;a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-local-correspondents/when-cars-kill-pedestrians" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;piece in the New Yorker&lt;/a&gt; about a growing movement to end pedestrian and cycling fatalities in NYC and beyond.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lots to cover in this show, and we talk about:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;ingrained attitudes about transportation (and whose experience counts the most)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;policy choices that inevitably lead to avoidable death&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;individuals and families bearing the burden of collective failures&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;learning from other countries: whether safe streets are a "cultural" thing or a policy result&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Vision Zero as a response to traffic deaths&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;neighborhood politics&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;the concept of "windshield bias"&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;a few simple design approaches that make streets safer for all people&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;... and more&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Let's dive in!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;---&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Check us out on &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/webuiltitpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/webuiltitpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; @webuiltitpod.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hosted by AJ Fawver and Jordan Clark. Edited by Jordan Clark.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Music in this episode: Sounds of the Supermarket, a 1985 Weather Channel broadcast, Isaac Horwedel, and Cullah ("GroOvy" and "Western Firefight 2").&lt;/p&gt;</description>

We Built It That Way

Jordan Clark + AJ Fawver

Extra Credit: When Cars Kill

AUG 19, 202237 MIN
We Built It That Way

Extra Credit: When Cars Kill

AUG 19, 202237 MIN

Description

In this Extra Credit episode, we have a chat about a frankly glum topic: when cars kill people. We discuss a fantastic piece in the New Yorker about a growing movement to end pedestrian and cycling fatalities in NYC and beyond.Lots to cover in this show, and we talk about:ingrained attitudes about transportation (and whose experience counts the most)policy choices that inevitably lead to avoidable deathindividuals and families bearing the burden of collective failureslearning from other countries: whether safe streets are a "cultural" thing or a policy resultVision Zero as a response to traffic deathsneighborhood politicsthe concept of "windshield bias"a few simple design approaches that make streets safer for all people... and moreLet's dive in!---Check us out on Twitter and Instagram @webuiltitpod.Hosted by AJ Fawver and Jordan Clark. Edited by Jordan Clark.Music in this episode: Sounds of the Supermarket, a 1985 Weather Channel broadcast, Isaac Horwedel, and Cullah ("GroOvy" and "Western Firefight 2").