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Seriously improving public transit and reducing car dependency would also help a lot. (How bad is rush hour traffic in major European cities? I'm not sure.)

• s0rce 9y ago
  I'm guessing if you travel by car in major european (and most major cities of the world) rush hour will be similiarly bad. The main difference in European cities is that you often have better options, including better public transit or bike infrastructure, also more housing in the inner city and less endless suburbia. I don't have sources for this but my thoughts are that if traffic was much less more people would elect to use the roads and drive private cars and it would end up as congested as here, as it does when more road infrastructure is built.
  • Symbiote 9y ago
    Not necessarily, since there might not be anywhere to park (or the cost might be too high).
    • s0rce 9y ago
      Good point, parking in American cities is way too cheap (often free).
• closeparen 9y ago
  Rush hour seems just as bad on public transit: incredibly crowded trains, have to wait several trains to cram onto one, trains are stop-and-go through the tunnels because they're running too close together, etc. We need to actually reduce our transit needs (build taller buildings closer together) and spread out our commute times.