National average hit $4.02, according to AAA data, capping an extraordinary rise from $2.98 just a month ago
Average US fuel prices have crossed $4 a gallon for the first time in four years, piling pressure on drivers as Donald Trump’s war on Iran continues to boost oil markets.
The nationwide average climbed to almost $4.02 on Tuesday, according to AAA data, capping an extraordinary rise from $2.98 just a month ago. The fuel price last reached this high in August 2022.
On the west coast, many drivers filling up cars and trucks are grappling with prices far higher than the US average. In California, the average is $5.89 a gallon; in Washington state, the average is $5.35.
This is misinformation. US cities were built with extensive streetcar networks, so much so that the first suburbs were called “streetcar suburbs.” They were ripped out because of the misguided notion that they needed to be profitable (a double standard that only applied to rails and not roads, BTW).
They also had vibrant, dense, walkable downtowns, which were demolished circa the 1970s to “make room” for parking lots for car commuters.
Do not try to pretend that that was inevitable or irreparable, because it’s not. European cities, like Amsterdam, were also demolished in the middle of the 20th century, and guess what, they were rebuilt for the car too! But unlike us, the folks in the Netherlands realized their mistake and demolished and rebuilt again to put back the the infrastructure you see there today.
We can fix car dependency.