Hi, I’m working on a collection of resources to make writing solarpunk easier and I’m currently putting together a page about exurbs, basically how they came to be, why they’re unsustainable, how they might reshape in the future if supply chains break down.
Solarpunk has a lot of ‘fuck cars’ elements and I’ve picked up a lot of that over the years, but as I research this one, I’m realizing I don’t have specific examples as close to hand as I did for the other topics. I haven’t spent much time in communities dedicated just to these discussions and I’d like to make sure I don’t miss any community-favorite articles/essays on stuff like how cars reshaped rural places, the complexities of automobile manufacturing supply chains, and the car-size arms race.
If there’s anything you think should be included in that discussion I’d be very happy to add it!


I’m slightly reluctant to recommend “Strong Towns” because of “libertarian” leanings… But they’re ok. I feel like they focus more on ex-urbs and small towns.
Thanks! I found them over on the subreddit and have started digging through their articles. Good to know about any bias.