In this episode we’re grinding our gears on my favorite topic - transportation. On the last episode, <a href='https://wallsplusone.substack.com/p/davante-lewis-explains-why-predatory?r=1gbjs8&amp;s=w&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web'>Davante Lewis</a> talked about various forms of the debt trap and how it’s keeping roughly half of all Louisiana residents in poverty. One example he used over and over was cars issues. A car is one of the many ways Americans are forced into debt.<a href='https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/consumer-expenditures/2020/home.htm'> According to the Bureau of Labor and statistics</a>, transportation is the second highest expenditure for a household. That’s second only to housing! In this episode, I talk to bicycle advocate Mark Martin about car culture. He explains why the choice of avoiding the personal vehicle debt trap is not one easily made. To learn more, visit the <a href='https://www.thewallsproject.org/podcastwallsplusone'>Walls Project website</a> and become an Insider.

Pat LeDuff: Transforming communities with communities

Welcome to Walls Plus One! We all hit walls in our life, but some of us face bigger challenges than others, and most of the time it's due to reasons beyond our control. From equal pay to climate change, we're taking on the big topics that matter most. Along with a featured guest, each episode spotlights someone working with the Walls Project to further our mission of breaking down the societal walls that keep people in poverty. It sounds really deep, we know, but there are some laughs and light moments mixed in, too.