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Easy, get rid of cars. Makes room for more busses.
by lwansbrough 5y ago
Easy, get rid of cars. Makes room for more busses.
- masklinn 5y agoCan’t work, it has to be the other way around or there is no transition path: first convert a subset of car infrastructure to make alternatives more approachable / desirable, then iterate on that to reduce the space given to cars further. That is essentially what the netherlands have been doing for decades.
- lwansbrough 5y agoWell, the first step IMO is to eliminate single family zoning in favour of mixed use zoning and legalize middle housing, that should cut down the need for cars substantially in most North American cities. Then anyone who still needs a car can be inconvenienced by stricter regulations.
- masklinn 5y agoSure i was kinda assuming that anyway, but it’s nowhere near sufficient as demonstrated by… pretty much everywhere outside of NA.
- jcims 5y agoThis is one of those things that would meet the criteria of the article. Don't fight traffic, create opportunities for people to open stores and restaurants inside housing development.