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Bikes and public transport work well for people who can afford to live centrally, close to dense transport networks and within range of easy biking. But if you
by barrkel 7y ago
Bikes and public transport work well for people who can afford to live centrally, close to dense transport networks and within range of easy biking.
But if you're out socializing, you may be drunk (so unsafe to bike) and late (where transport networks start getting sparse). That's when taxis make more sense.
- dagw 7y agoBut if you're out socializing, you may be drunk (so unsafe to bike) and late (where transport networks start getting sparse). That's when taxis make more sense. Sure, but why does the taxi have to pick you up right outside the club. Most of the time it's not unreasonable to expect people to walk a short stretch to a place where a taxi can pick you up.
- barrkel 7y agoOh I fully agree with pedestrianizing streets, what I don't agree with is banning taxis from city centres.
- dagw 7y agoI guess it all depends on how big your definition of "city centers" is. Is it 1 km or 10 km across? Thinking realistically about my own city, I could probably draw 3-5 "islands", each ~1km across, within in the larger city center that I would make car free, but still have roads running between/around them.