Rethinking Urban Futures Through Children’s Books (urbancyclinginstitute.substack.com)

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The car-oriented imaginary becomes embedded in the stories we tell children, making motonormativity seem natural[...]

Saw this article shared by Urbanism Now:

"Peter Füssy for the Urban Cycling Institute, explores how children’s books reinforce car-oriented thinking from an early age and argues that radical children’s literature can help reimagine urban futures by challenging motonormativity and opening space for alternative mobility imaginaries."

If you have any good children books that goes against this trend, let me know

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