The girls are discussing their favorite kind of ban: car bans. In this episode, Ari and Lexi cover the pros and cons of cars in our spaces, hype up Lexi's fav book, and discuss the motives for banning cars. Could cars be banned in a city near you?

• The commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_oWmY_mkCA

• ⁠https://archive.nytimes.com/well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/22/how-nature-changes-the-brain/?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share&_r=0&referrer=&utm_content=bufferbf411&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer ⁠ 

• https://www.ecowatch.com/stockholm-gas-diesel-cars-ban.html 

• https://www.prinsautogas.com/en/news/four-major-cities-move-ban-diesel-vehicles-2025#:~:text=The%20mayors%20of%20Paris%2C%20Mexico,and%20promote%20walking%20and%20cycling. 

• https://www.businessinsider.com/cities-going-car-free-ban-2018-12

• https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/net-zero/cost-of-driving-south-of-france-twice-expensive-as-flying/ 

• https://www.planetizen.com/news/2023/03/122397-maps-how-much-your-city-parking

• https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/us-energy-facts/ 

• https://www.visitflorence.com/tourist-info/driving-in-florence-ztl-zone.html 

• https://www.whiteswanfoundation.org/mental-health-matters/understanding-mental-health/can-everyday-traffic-affect-our-mental-health 

• https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA646118056&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it=r&linkaccess=abs&issn=22784748&p=HRCA&sw=w&userGroupName=anon%7E49be9a3b&aty=open-web-entry#:~:text=Driving%20in%20traffic%20congestion%20causes,system%2C%20dopaminergic%20neurotransmitters%20and%20glucocorticoids