How to Design Cities for People, Not Cars

What if the same street felt like public space on Saturday and a machine corridor on Tuesday? This episode maps the intellectual landscape of reducing car dominance in cities. We explore three camps of thinkers: tactical urbanists using paint and planters to reclaim street space, economists like Donald Shoup reframing parking as a hidden subsidy, and technologists envisioning shared mobility networks. We cover proven interventions like curb extensions and daylighting, the politics of parking reform, and why the goal isn't zero cars — it's ending car dominance as the default design assumption. Featuring the work of Janette Sadik-Khan, Mike Lydon, Donald Shoup, and Robin Chase.