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“Beyond a critical speed, no one can save time without forcing another to lose it. The man who claims a seat in a faster vehicle insists that his time is worth more than that of the passenger in a slower one. Beyond a certain velocity, passengers become consumers of other people’s time, and accelerating vehicles become the means for effecting a net transfer of life-time.”

Speed Inequality Cars Transit

Book:Energy and Equity

Source: Energy and Equity

“She's carrying a backpack, not a suitcase, and this really is how she becomes Aisha.”

Neighbour Aisha Transit David Chariandy

Book:Brother

Source: Brother

“The greatest environmental gains from population density arise once destinations become so close to one another that people elect to get around all by themselves - the urban-transit equivalent of the point at which a nuclear chain reaction becomes self-sustaining.”

Environmentalism Urban Design Transit

Book:Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less are the Keys to Sustainability

Source: Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less are the Keys to Sustainability