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Should Cities Ban Drive Thrus?

City Beautiful · Nov 13, 2026 · 14:52

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Visit: https://aap.cornell.edu/JoinCRP to sign up for an info session. Learn more about getting a Bachelor's or Master's degree from Cornell University's Department of City and Regional Planning!Drive thru lanes may be convenient, but some cities are labeling them as nuisances. They cause traffic, generate emissions, and can cause restaurants to abandon in-person dining. Should they be banned, or is that too far?Nebula subscribers, I have a Discord! https://discord.gg/UmNMyDsyResources on this topic:Drive-Thru Dreams: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250090725/?bestFormat=true&k=drive%20thru%20dreams%20book&ref_=nb_sb_ss_w_scx-ent-pd-bk-d_de_k0_1_17&crid=3R8SIK48YZVW3&sprefix=drive%20thru%20dreams - https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article259313669.html- https://charlotteledger.substack.com/p/lets-tackle-charlottes-chick-fil- https://www.johnfry.com/pages/JackintheBox.html- https://atomicredhead.com/2022/03/24/a-bite-of-hot-dog-history-at-the-first-wienerschnitzel/- https://cityobservatory.org/drive-thrus-are-ruining-cities-and-helping-kill-the-planet/- https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/eda2/c11f55a6590adf2c0aa680146cbda1821c81.pdf-https://files.dep.state.pa.us/Energy/Office%20of%20Energy%20and%20Technology/lib/energy/docs/climatechangeadvcom/transportation/121708/tbr_drive-thru_idling.pdf- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S089040650200052X- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S135382921930735X- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277953611005636- https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s12889-018-5061-1.pdf- https://www.planning.org/planning/2020/apr/is-fast-food-through-with-drive-thrus/Produced by Dave Amos and the fine folks at Nebula Studios.Written by Dave Amos.Select images and video from Getty Images.Black Lives Matter.Trans rights.
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