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Very few people actually need a car. The status quo in most cities is that car use is extremely subsidized through free parking. Remove the subsidy and allow pe
by 0xB31B1B 6y ago
Very few people actually need a car. The status quo in most cities is that car use is extremely subsidized through free parking. Remove the subsidy and allow people to pay the cost for their choices.
- wazoox 6y agoParking in Paris costs 3€ and upwards per hour (24 to 60€/day) unless you're a resident with a special pricing. Hardly free...
- bluGill 6y agoMight be true in Paris, but not in all cities. Most cities don't have the transport system to allow a serious about not having a car. Most cities are pretty small though, the bigger the city the more likely it is to have a transport system.
- 0xB31B1B 6y agoThis isn’t correct at all. If you look at cities by population and/or density pretty much all global cities, from SF to Lima to Tokyo have sufficient transit and non-car mode share.