Lloyd Alter

Lloyd Alter teaches sustainable design at Toronto Metropolitan University. He is also the author of "Living the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle," and is working on a new book on "Upfront Carbon."
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How the Private Self-Driving Car Might Change How We Live
Personally-owned AVs may challenge our definitions of time and space — and this author worries that it will not end well.
Starbucks is No Longer ‘America’s Bathroom.’ It Never Should Have Been.
Providing public restrooms used to be a basic public responsibility. In the U.S., they're an increasingly rare commodity.
Survey: Boomers Don’t Accept That They Won’t Be Able To Drive Forever
The vast majority of aging adults believe they'll never have to give up driving. They might not have a choice.
In Praise of Traffic Congestion
On a recent visit to North America, a bad traffic jam forced international pop start Niall Horan to do the unthinkable: walk 300 meters on a public sidewalk.
How ‘Skeuomorphism’ Is Making U.S. Roads More Deadly
After you read this, you'll never look at a "frunk" the same way again.