Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this episode, I connect with Ashton Rohmer, a doctoral candidate in Peace and Conflict studies, who is examining Car Supremacy and our societal acceptance of vehicular violence through her research on the ideology of car supremacy and on reimagining streets as sites of care and community. She challenges us to imagine more peaceful streets for everyone.
Helpful Links (note that some may include affiliate links to help me support the channel):
👉 Car supremacy: Deconstructing the ideology driving our modal hierarchy:
bit.ly/4dFNaBV
👉 Let’s Keep Our Eyes on the Road: The Case for Peace and Conflict Researchers to Study Vehicular Violence: bit.ly/42M9GEf
👉 Follow Ashton's work here: peaceandplanning.com
👉 Brompton Bicycles: us.brompton.com
👉 Buy Your Brain on Nature from my Bookshop: bookshop.org/a/85379/9781443428088 or via Amazon: amzn.to/49AdJr9
👉 Buy Bowling Alone by Robert Putnam from my Bookshop: bookshop.org/a/85379/9781982130848 or via Amazon: amzn.to/3Px3ddm
👉 Buy Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv from my Bookshop bookshop.org/a/85379/9781565126053 or via Amazon: amzn.to/4wIIRP1
👉 Buy The Nature Principle: Reconnecting with Life in a Virtual Age by Richard Louv from my Bookshop bookshop.org/a/85379/9781616201418 or via Amazon: amzn.to/3RW3iI5
👉 Buy Confessions of a Recovering Engineer by Charles Marohn from my Bookshop: bookshop.org/a/85379/9781119699293 or via Amazon: amzn.to/4dq3acj
👉 Buy Killed by A Traffic Engineer by Prof. Wes Marshall from my Bookshop: bookshop.org/a/85379/9781642833300 or via Amazon: amzn.to/4dm2ODC
👉 Watch my recent Livestream with Wes Marshall: youtube.com/live/ctTkHReDtzA
👉 Buy Traffic - Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us) by Tom Vanderbilt from my Bookshop: bookshop.org/a/85379/9780307277190 or via Amazon: amzn.to/3PWkNaL
👉 Buy Dark PR by Grant Ennis from my Bookshop: bookshop.org/a/85379/9781990263484 or via Amazon: amzn.to/4dqh9ir
👉 My Dark PR episode: youtu.be/dP41Hsr4fMA
👉 Watch a short clip from Disney's Motor Mania: youtu.be/cUTWDhWrnDU
👉 My Peter Norton playlist: bit.ly/42hWW8y
👉 My Motonormativity episode with Prof. Ian Walker and Prof. Marco te Brömmelstroet: youtu.be/S4arpOnWuIE
👉 Bike Bus resource: https://bikebus.world/
👉 Book mentioned by Ashton - Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore:
bookshop.org/a/85379/9781571313812 or via Amazon: amzn.to/4nI0VVr
👉 Book mentioned by Ashton - Wastelands by Corban Addison: bookshop.org/a/85379/9780593315323 or via Amazon: amzn.to/4nIXtd9
👉 Book mentioned by Ashton - Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely Worldbookshop.org/a/85379/9780062913302 or via Amazon: amzn.to/4ds9YGy
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Credits: Video and audio production by John Simmerman
Music via Epidemic Sound: bit.ly/3rFLErD
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- My recording platform is Ecamm Live: bit.ly/3rwsUup
- Editing software Adobe Creative Cloud Suite: bit.ly/35DBDDU
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In this episode, I connect with Ashton Rohmer, a doctoral candidate in Peace and Conflict studies, who is examining Car Supremacy and our societal acceptance of vehicular violence through her research on the ideology of car supremacy and on reimagining streets as sites of care and community. She challenges us to imagine more peaceful streets for everyone.
Helpful Links (note that some may include affiliate links to help me support the channel):
👉 Car supremacy: Deconstructing the ideology driving our modal hierarchy:
bit.ly/4dFNaBV
👉 Let’s Keep Our Eyes on the Road: The Case for Peace and Conflict Researchers to Study Vehicular Violence: bit.ly/42M9GEf
👉 Follow Ashton's work here: peaceandplanning.com
👉 Brompton Bicycles: us.brompton.com
👉 Buy Your Brain on Nature from my Bookshop: bookshop.org/a/85379/9781443428088 or via Amazon: amzn.to/49AdJr9
👉 Buy Bowling Alone by Robert Putnam from my Bookshop: bookshop.org/a/85379/9781982130848 or via Amazon: amzn.to/3Px3ddm
👉 Buy Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv from my Bookshop bookshop.org/a/85379/9781565126053 or via Amazon: amzn.to/4wIIRP1
👉 Buy The Nature Principle: Reconnecting with Life in a Virtual Age by Richard Louv from my Bookshop bookshop.org/a/85379/9781616201418 or via Amazon: amzn.to/3RW3iI5
👉 Buy Confessions of a Recovering Engineer by Charles Marohn from my Bookshop: bookshop.org/a/85379/9781119699293 or via Amazon: amzn.to/4dq3acj
👉 Buy Killed by A Traffic Engineer by Prof. Wes Marshall from my Bookshop: bookshop.org/a/85379/9781642833300 or via Amazon: amzn.to/4dm2ODC
👉 Watch my recent Livestream with Wes Marshall: youtube.com/live/ctTkHReDtzA
👉 Buy Traffic - Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us) by Tom Vanderbilt from my Bookshop: bookshop.org/a/85379/9780307277190 or via Amazon: amzn.to/3PWkNaL
👉 Buy Dark PR by Grant Ennis from my Bookshop: bookshop.org/a/85379/9781990263484 or via Amazon: amzn.to/4dqh9ir
👉 My Dark PR episode: youtu.be/dP41Hsr4fMA
👉 Watch a short clip from Disney's Motor Mania: youtu.be/cUTWDhWrnDU
👉 My Peter Norton playlist: bit.ly/42hWW8y
👉 My Motonormativity episode with Prof. Ian Walker and Prof. Marco te Brömmelstroet: youtu.be/S4arpOnWuIE
👉 Bike Bus resource: https://bikebus.world/
👉 Book mentioned by Ashton - Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore:
bookshop.org/a/85379/9781571313812 or via Amazon: amzn.to/4nI0VVr
👉 Book mentioned by Ashton - Wastelands by Corban Addison: bookshop.org/a/85379/9780593315323 or via Amazon: amzn.to/4nIXtd9
👉 Book mentioned by Ashton - Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely Worldbookshop.org/a/85379/9780062913302 or via Amazon: amzn.to/4ds9YGy
Thank you so much for watching! If you enjoyed this video, please give it a thumbs-up, leave a comment below, and share it with a friend. If you'd like more content like this, please subscribe to the Active Towns Channel, and be sure to "Ring" that notification bell to select your notification preferences.
If you are a fan of the Active Towns Channel, please consider supporting the effort as an Active Towns Ambassador in the following ways:
1. Become a Member of Active Towns right here on YouTube by clicking on the Join button and selecting the level that best suits you
2. Join the Patreon community: patreon.com/activetowns
(Note: Patron benefits include early, ad-free access to all my video content)
3. If you enjoyed this video, you can also "leave a tip" by clicking on the Super Thanks button right here on YouTube or through "Buy Me a Coffee" buymeacoffee.com/activetowns
4. Make a donation to my non-profit, Advocates for Healthy Communities, Inc. at activetowns.org/donate
Credits: Video and audio production by John Simmerman
Music via Epidemic Sound: bit.ly/3rFLErD
Resources used during the production of this video:
- My recording platform is Ecamm Live: bit.ly/3rwsUup
- Editing software Adobe Creative Cloud Suite: bit.ly/35DBDDU
For more information about the Active Towns effort or to follow along, please visit our links below:
Website: activetowns.org
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/activetowns.bsky.social
Newsletter: bit.ly/SubscribeActiveTownsNewsletter
Thanks once again for tuning in! I hope you find this content helpful and insightful.
Creative Commons License: Attributions, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives, 2026
