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Can we just ban cars in SF while we are at it? People drive them with a vengeance, clutter up the streets while they are in parking mode, and are a general eye
by afriday11 8y ago
Can we just ban cars in SF while we are at it?
People drive them with a vengeance, clutter up the streets while they are in parking mode, and are a general eyesore.
- almost_usual 8y agoSo ban Uber and Lyft?
- stale2002 8y agoI'd prefer banning personal cars (within city limits), as those take up a massive amount of space, with regards to parking. Taxis on the other hand, have usage rates of ~50 percent. Whereas personal cars, parked on the side of the road, are only being used ~5 % of the time, and the other 95% is wasted.
- almost_usual 8y agoHow about public transit? Don’t understand the argument for banning personal cars but not Uber, Lyft, and Taxi.
- afriday11 8y agoPersonal cars spend most of their time parked on the side of the road using up valuable real-estate. Transportation services like Uber or taxis use the road to move people around and don't take up as much space as personal cars. Public transit and bikes are much more space and energy efficient, though don't get the investment they need to work for most people. US cities are optimized for sprawl and personal car centric transportation, which makes it annoying that new ideas like these scooter startups (which are actually pretty great when you try them) are blocked by officials in favor of a system that is expensive and sub-optimal for the health of society.