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There are lots of cities where you can choose to live in particular places to minimize car usage. You don't need to redesign whole cities (and thats the ask to
by kasey_junk 9y ago
There are lots of cities where you can choose to live in particular places to minimize car usage. You don't need to redesign whole cities (and thats the ask to add fast efficient public transit) to support that.
You can do localized changes such as tax incentives/penalties, subsidize parking less, zoning law changes that make it easier to mix businesses and residential etc.
That plus smart investment in public transit and a mix of ride sharing are all part of the mix to decrease car usage.
- crzwdjk 9y agoThe problem is that the number of such places is small and generally not growing particularly fast because transit isn't being expanded all that much (and often expansion comes in the form of rail lines to suburban park and rides), while zoning often prevents infill growth in existing neighborhoods. As a result, there is a scarcity of such places in many metro areas and they are becoming increasingly expensive as a result. California's proposed SB827 is an attempt to change this, and hopefully some progress will be made in this direction soon.