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EU has the advantage that most of its small and old cities are very dense. I think it makes a lot of sense to start removing cars from their city centers. Cars
by amirmasoudabdol 7y ago
EU has the advantage that most of its small and old cities are very dense. I think it makes a lot of sense to start removing cars from their city centers. Cars are not particularly efficient or convenient anyway in narrow streets. That being said I really wonder why Amsterdam still allows cars to drive in its rings.
- Scoundreller 7y agoIt's not just the narrowness of the streets: they're also short and not on a grid. They're not designed for throughput, which really amplifies the benefits of a subway/metro vs. buses/trams.
- taffer 7y ago> It's not just the narrowness of the streets: they're also short and not on a grid. The US suburbs with their hierarchical residential < collector < highway system were designed for cars, however most networks in the US city centers were designed before the invention of the car.
- Scoundreller 7y agoI feel like it has more to do with degree of urban planning. Even before the car, a horse and buggy can get through a city faster arranged in a grid withoug having to turn a lot.
- baud147258 7y agoNarrow streets are usually the start point/destination, with most of the traffic in the wider boulevards. And city planned before the advent of cars can still be car-friendly, like the Haussmann works in Paris.
- gerwitz 7y agoWe're working on it. Parking is being removed pretty quickly, one of the three major canal rings will go car-free soon. (And by 2030 we hope to allow only electric motors anywhere in the center, but that's driven by air quality rather than land use.)