About this episode

The episode discusses the Democratic primary candidates for New York's 7th congressional district and their impact on local transportation issues.

Antonio Reynoso, Claire Valdez, and Julie Won are all running in the June 23 Democratic primary for New York's 7th congressional district. That's the seat that opened up when veteran Democratic politician Nydia Velazquez announced she was retiring. It's a traditionally progressive district, covering neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens. This isn't just about New York, though. Federal funding is incredibly important to local transportation, and that money is in danger. But a new generation of candidates across the country is prioritizing the issues that matter to us at The War on Cars. What role can congressional representatives play in making our streets and transit systems better? Join The War on Cars on Patreon and listen to exclusive ad-free versions of regular episodes, Patreon-only bonus content, Discord access, invitations to live events, merch discounts and free stickers! Interested in learning more about the NY-7 candidates? Links to their campaigns here: Antonio Reynoso Claire Valdez Julie Won Order our book, Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile , out now from Thesis, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Get the book and find us on tour at…

People in this episode

Host: The War on Cars

Guests: Antonio Reynoso, Claire Valdez, Julie Won

Topics covered

• transportation
• politics
• congress
• New York
• elections
• local funding

Keywords

• transportation funding
• NY-7
• Democratic primary
• congressional candidates
• local transportation

Sponsors

Upway, Cleverhood

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nydia Velazquez, Thesis, Penguin Random House

Books & works: Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile

Places: New York, Brooklyn, Queens

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