Joseph A. Rodriguez is professor of history and urban studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

• PrefaceIntroductionChapter 1: Driving and Parking in MilwaukeeChapter 2: Policing Traffic, Parking, and Race in ChicagoChapter 3: Meter Maids, Parking Enforcement, and RaceChapter 4: Immigrants and Automobiles: Demonizing the Latino DriverChapter 5: The Goal is Mobility: Driving and DisabilityChapter 6: “I’m Not Homeless. My home is Homeless”: Vehicle Dwellers and Safe ParkingChapter 7: Cars, Covid, and ProtestReferencesAbout the Author

Wake up America! Car dependence is calamitous, in so many insidious ways, many of which you might not have thought about before reading this book. As Rodriguez shows, car catastrophe extends far beyond environmental impacts, leaving its heavy mark on a whole host of social concerns, from racially-based policing and failed urban redevelopment policies to homelessness and disability rights. The paradox is that while car dependence perpetuates a raft of problems, car drivers themselves are often the victims. This book should be required reading for urban policy makers of all stripes.

Joseph A. Rodriguez is professor of history and urban studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

• PrefaceIntroductionChapter 1: Driving and Parking in MilwaukeeChapter 2: Policing Traffic, Parking, and Race in ChicagoChapter 3: Meter Maids, Parking Enforcement, and RaceChapter 4: Immigrants and Automobiles: Demonizing the Latino DriverChapter 5: The Goal is Mobility: Driving and DisabilityChapter 6: “I’m Not Homeless. My home is Homeless”: Vehicle Dwellers and Safe ParkingChapter 7: Cars, Covid, and ProtestReferencesAbout the Author

Wake up America! Car dependence is calamitous, in so many insidious ways, many of which you might not have thought about before reading this book. As Rodriguez shows, car catastrophe extends far beyond environmental impacts, leaving its heavy mark on a whole host of social concerns, from racially-based policing and failed urban redevelopment policies to homelessness and disability rights. The paradox is that while car dependence perpetuates a raft of problems, car drivers themselves are often the victims. This book should be required reading for urban policy makers of all stripes.

Joseph A. Rodriguez is professor of history and urban studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

• PrefaceIntroductionChapter 1: Driving and Parking in MilwaukeeChapter 2: Policing Traffic, Parking, and Race in ChicagoChapter 3: Meter Maids, Parking Enforcement, and RaceChapter 4: Immigrants and Automobiles: Demonizing the Latino DriverChapter 5: The Goal is Mobility: Driving and DisabilityChapter 6: “I’m Not Homeless. My home is Homeless”: Vehicle Dwellers and Safe ParkingChapter 7: Cars, Covid, and ProtestReferencesAbout the Author

Wake up America! Car dependence is calamitous, in so many insidious ways, many of which you might not have thought about before reading this book. As Rodriguez shows, car catastrophe extends far beyond environmental impacts, leaving its heavy mark on a whole host of social concerns, from racially-based policing and failed urban redevelopment policies to homelessness and disability rights. The paradox is that while car dependence perpetuates a raft of problems, car drivers themselves are often the victims. This book should be required reading for urban policy makers of all stripes.