Join the conversation with CPBS about the effects of "low-car" cities
Join our consortium partners at the Center for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety (CPBS) and guest speakers on Tuesday, March 18 at 11am PST for a discussion on how having cities with fewer cars can potentially provide improved infrastructure, psychological, and sociological outcomes.
The human case for fewer cars in our lives
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 | 11am PST
In the planning field, little attention is given to the effects a “low-car” city can have on the human experience at a psychological and sociological level. Studies are beginning to surface that indicate the impact that external factors—such as sound—can have on our stress and anxiety levels, or how the systematic dismantling of freedom and autonomy for children and the elderly to travel through their cities is causing isolation and dependency.
Learn from Melissa and Chris Bruntlett why these investments in improving the built environment are about more than just getting from place to place more easily and comfortably. It also involves helping decision makers and advocates better understand and communicate the human impacts of low-car cities: lower anxiety and stress, increased independence, social autonomy, inclusion, and improved mental and physical wellbeing.
Visit the CPBS website to learn more and how to join the webinar.
About the CPBS
The Center for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety (CPBS) is a Tier-1 University Transportation Center (UTC) supported by the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) and led by the University of New Mexico (UNM). CPBS’s goal is to eliminate pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities and serious injuries through research, education, technology transfer, and workforce development.
The UC Berkeley team, led by UC Berkeley SafeTREC director Julia Griswold, is one of five partnering institutions, along with the University of New Mexico, San Diego State University, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.