USDOT looks to phase out private cars
A new advisory committee in the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is hoping to phase out private car ownership, citing racism and “climate change.”
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg last month appointed 24 “experts” to the Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity (ACTE), whose purpose is to advise on how to make America’s transportation system less racist.
According to the USDOT, the ACTE is “to provide independent advice and recommendations about issues of civil rights and various contexts of transportation equity from a variety of leaders.”
One of the most “racist” modes of transportation, according to committee members, is private car transport. In an article last month, ACTE member Veronica Davis argued that private cars perpetuate both “climate change” and “systemic racism.” “[Y]es, cars are the problem,” declared Davis.
Andrea Marpillero-Colomina, another ACTE member, tweeted in February that “ALL CARS ARE BAD.” While she is not "advocating for a complete erasure" of private vehicles, Marpillero-Colomina told the Washington Free Beacon that she does intend to advise Buttigieg to “reimagine streets” and de-prioritize cars.
"My interest in being on the [equity committee] is to raise the question and push the Department of Transportation to really think about: What are some equitable, environmentally sustainable, economically beneficial, and feasible alternatives to policy that is car-centric?" she said in an interview. "How can we reimagine streets to prioritize people instead of cars? How can we create streets that are inclusive of modes other than cars?"
Reducing private car ownership under the pretext of “climate change” has been a major globalist project, though only in the United States have cars also been blamed for racism.
In May the World Economic Forum (WEF) outlined a framework for a 75% reduction in private car transport by 2050 to reduce carbon emissions. By 2050, the WEF estimates there will be about 2.1 billion cars in use that will emit 4.6 billion tons of carbon dioxide. To save the planet from “climate change” the globalist organization aims to reduce the number of cars to 0.5 billion.
Reducing private car ownership, which the WEF promises will save 75% of “urban space,” is only one component of the plan. Another, says the report, is to transform urban areas into “compact cities that enable and prioritize active mobility (walking, cycling).” These “compact cities,” otherwise known as 15-minute cities, are where public services, recreation, schools and work are located within a 15-minute walk, obviating the need to drive.
The WEF’s wish for car reduction is being implemented by the C40, a George Soros-funded conglomerate of nearly 100 global mayors who have pledged to transform their cities to meet the World Health Organization’s Air Quality Guidelines.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has already implemented car-restrictive climate mandates, with British drivers expected to soon be forced to pay per mile. Other C40 mayors, such as those of Milan, Oslo and Montreal, have expressed support for Khan’s climate mandates despite fierce opposition from taxpayers.
In July the Spanish city of Valladolid announced plans to force non-electric cars off the road due to “climate change.” Spain’s Socialist-led government coalition is investing €6.5 billion ($7.3 billion) to reduce private car use, according to Reuters.
