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Captain obvious here again! There could be a danger of false dichotomy here. It needs to be kept in mind that generally there are more options than A) lots of
by Pelam 9y ago
Captain obvious here again!
There could be a danger of false dichotomy here.
It needs to be kept in mind that generally there are more options than A) lots of people using ride sharing services or B) lots of people mainly using personal cars.
Of course many cities in the US of A and the world in general are designed to support A to B single passenger rides. This means lots of are covered by parking spaces and assorted infrastructure.
If however cities are already designed or can be transformed in a way that most people are assumed to not own a car and even ride sharing systems can be accounted for, then most likely the congestion situation is affected as well.
- cimmanom 9y agoThat isn't even happening in NYC, where most people in fact don't own a car, and virtually nobody (who lives in the 5 boroughs) commutes in one. We're still prioritizing on street parking above transit, cycling, and even pedestrianism - and the streets are clogged with Ubers and with the vehicles of suburban commuters, to the point that buses might as well be pedal powered for how fast they move, and cycling is suicidal.
- vonmoltke 9y ago> We're still prioritizing on street parking above transit, cycling, and even pedestrianism - and the streets are clogged with Ubers and with the vehicles of suburban commuters I'm not sure what part of the city you are referring to, but this is not what I see in the lower half of Midtown. I see few personal vehicles, and none are parked on the street. In fact, most street parking is explicitly commercial-only during the day on weekdays. I agree that a large amount of the congestion is caused by hired cars of one sort or another, but contractors, delivery trucks, and sidewalk vendors are #2 and the primary drivers of street parking availability (in Midtown).