James Wilt

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Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars?

Public Transit in the Age of Google, Uber, and Elon Musk

Public transportation is in crisis. Through an assessment of the history of automobility in North America, the “three revolutions” in automotive transportation, as well as the current … 306 View
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Introduction

The slow bleed

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The introduction of Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? begins with a survey of positive and progressive images of public transit throughout the history of science fiction, most recently in the … 16 $1.60 Add
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Off the rails

A brief history of automotive domination

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opens with a critique of Elon Musk’s damning opinion of public transit, before diving into a short history of how the automobile became the dominant transport option in North America. He … 17 $1.70 Add
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Manufacturing automobility

The anti-transit underpinnings of the “three revolutions”

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The second chapter of Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? outlines, defines and unpacks the implications of the three revolutions of automobility on the future of equitable public transit. The … 14 $1.40 Add
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Running on empty

Climate and environment

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The third chapter of Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? asserts that deeply recommitting to public transit is a requirement for slowing climate catastrophe. The author demonstrates how each of … 20 $2.00 Add
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Race to the bottom

Inequality and poverty

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The fourth chapter of Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? considers the equity and poverty aspects of public transit versus the automobile, asserting that communities that are serious about … 18 $1.80 Add
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Crowding out

Congestion and safety

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The fifth chapter of Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? evaluates the three revolutions using the criteria of congestion and safety. The author demonstrates that cars of any kind will not solve … 21 $2.10 Add
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Locked down

Reimagining access for marginalized people

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Chapter six of Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? considers the issue of access for marginalized people relating to the three automobility revolutions, and argues that these coming trends do not … 20 $2.00 Add
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Data minecraft

Surveillance and policing

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Chapter seven of Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? considers surveillance and policing of digital data associated with the new transportation revolution technologies. The author finds the new … 17 $1.70 Add
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Old town road

Rural and intercity transit

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Chapter eight of Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? looks at how the three revolutions in automobility intersect with rural areas’ transportation needs and with intercity transit, and ends … 18 $1.80 Add
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Walmart on wheels

Labour and unions

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Chapter nine of Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? examines the labour and union aspects of the three revolutions in automobility as well as of public transit, and finds that carpooling apps in … 18 $1.80 Add
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Money and power

What is to be done?

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The last chapter of Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? nails home the theme of the whole book, that public transit that works for the climate and for all people is a matter of political … 20 $2.00 Add