Micheline Maynard, a former New York Times automotive writer, has started a Kickstarter campaign to fund a new book about why people are driving less.
The journalism project is called “Curbing Cars: Rethinking How We Get Around.”
“Curbing Cars” will be an ebook that will look at bike sharing (think Citibikes and Divvy), car sharing programs like ZipCar, ride sharing projects such as Uber, and people seeking walkable communities, explained Maynard.
“Curbing Cars” also will analyze what this means to the future of the auto industry. “We know many young people are putting off getting their licenses, and student debt means new graduates are delaying the purchase of their first car,” said Maynard.
Her sidekick in “Curbing Cars” is Rick Meier, a historian and communications specialist who’s based in Toronto, so the project has both an American and Canadian outlook.
They’re aiming to raise $10,000 by Aug. 12, and are aiming for the ebook to be published in early 2014.
Here’s the Kickstarter link.
