Episode 295: No Roads Forward - Mobility, Climate, and Autistic Futures

Today’s episode argues that the new budget bill in the US, termed the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” actively dismantles climate action and profoundly impacts the mobility of disabled and autistic individuals. The author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, asserts that this bill, through gutting public transit, removing EV incentives, and stalling green infrastructure projects, traps these communities in place, effectively creating a system of “quiet filtration” or eugenics by making essential services and movement inaccessible. Dr. Hoerricks highlights how American infrastructure historically prioritised private car ownership, excluding non-drivers, and that the current policies perpetuate this “carceral logic of car culture,” even blocking the import of affordable, accessible electric vehicles. Ultimately, she concludes that the promise of future mobility is an illusion, and marginalised communities must build their own networks of care and solidarity to survive.

Here’s the link to the source article: https://open.substack.com/pub/autside/p/no-roads-forward-on-the-quiet-killing

Let me know what you think.