The War on Cars

BONUS EPISODE: Building LEGO Cities with Sean Kenney

Added 2021-06-10 11:00:04 +0000 UTC

Hello War on Cars Supporters!

You might remember Sean Kenney as one of the voices in Episode 65, “Where are the Bike Lanes in Lego City?” Sean is an artist and self-described “professional kid” who designs and creates amazing sculpture and other works of art using nothing but LEGO pieces. He provided the original episode with a highly informed perspective on Lego’s history and design choices over the years.

In this extended interview just for Patreon contributors, Sean explains why he moved his family — as well as his enormous LEGO collection — from Brooklyn to the cycling paradise of Amsterdam, a city that he described as one that was “fully cooked” before the arrival of the automobile. He also offers further theories about the longtime lack of bicycles LEGO City, dives deeper into the evolution of LEGO cars and trucks, explains the unique design challenges that make adding bike lanes to LEGO road plates difficult and waxes poetic about building his idea of a perfect city.

We are recording a brand new episode this week with all three of us back together in the studio after months and months of remote production, so stay tuned...

Thanks as always for helping us produce the podcast. We truly appreciate your continued support!

- Aaron, Sarah and Doug

SHOW NOTES:

Check out really cool LEGO creations on Sean Kenney’s official website.

Purchase a copy of Sean’s book, Cool City, and other titles by podcast guests at the official War on Cars Bookshop.org page or at your local bookstore.

Follow Sean Kenney on Instagram.