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> In order to get there, we will have to reduce the amount of apartments per sqkm and even more so the amount of office space and shops. This will work in two w

• criddell 5y ago
  > This sounds like prioritizing cars over people. The cars are used by people. If you prioritize for cars, you are prioritizing for those people.
• AnimalMuppet 5y ago
  If you take choeger's point seriously, that even with all the cost and problems people still find great utility in cars, then creating an urban environment that doesn't have adequate room for cars seems like creating an environment that is hostile to the way people want to live.
• choeger 5y ago
  That's simply not true. There needs to be a balance, not a priority. If you build a city that is made for pedestrians, how do you leave it from the center? City design nowadays has this "we are only a 500m across plaza" vibe whereas in reality the cities sprawl over tens if not hundreds of km. You cannot make that walkable and you cannot design a transportation system that is as flexible as roads and individual vehicles. Also, people like to own stuff and have the freedom to use it whenever. So if you want to create a city for human beings you need to create a parking space that puts cars out of the way and create roads that are peaceful.