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In a nearby city they replaced a 6-lane street with a tram line; those with handicaps get better public transport and nowadays all newly built public transporta

by esarbe 5y ago

In a nearby city they replaced a 6-lane street with a tram line; those with handicaps get better public transport and nowadays all newly built public transportation is accessible. Public transport or bicycle is the way to move and there are still some roads for deliveries. If you want to park your car, you better have a garage or private parking space.

giantg2 5y ago
I assume they allow some driving on the old road for emergency vehicles and moving trucks? I guess there would be a lot of resistance in the US if it relies on public transit. Every couple of years our's shuts down for strikes, not to mention it doesn't run 24/7. "If you want to park your car, you better have a garage or private parking space." Yeah, I was kind of wondering if they end up building more garages in other areas to make up for the decreased parking in these areas. Although I assume there is some selection going on where the more car-centric people choose to live elsewhere.
- esarbe 5y ago
  > I assume they allow some driving on the old road for emergency vehicles and moving trucks? Usually there are, although they are shared by pedestrians, bicycles and cars/trucks alike.[0] There has been some valid criticism with regards to shared spaces, although in my opinion a lot of that criticism comes from not being used to the concept. > I guess there would be a lot of resistance in the US if it relies on public transit. I wouldn't be surprised. Most US cities have been built or rebuilt around cars and car ownership. That's a lot of entrenchment and I don't think it will be easy to move to a different model. I'm convinced that one first needs an established public (mass) transport before you can start transitioning to a model with less cars on the streets. That however is only really possible by a public enterprise and that I don't see happening for the next few decades anywhere near a noticeable rate in the US. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shared_space https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shared_space

by esarbe 5y ago

giantg2 5y ago

I assume they allow some driving on the old road for emergency vehicles and moving trucks? I guess there would be a lot of resistance in the US if it relies on public transit. Every couple of years our's shuts down for strikes, not to mention it doesn't run 24/7. "If you want to park your car, you better have a garage or private parking space." Yeah, I was kind of wondering if they end up building more garages in other areas to make up for the decreased parking in these areas. Although I assume there is some selection going on where the more car-centric people choose to live elsewhere.

esarbe 5y ago
> I assume they allow some driving on the old road for emergency vehicles and moving trucks? Usually there are, although they are shared by pedestrians, bicycles and cars/trucks alike.[0] There has been some valid criticism with regards to shared spaces, although in my opinion a lot of that criticism comes from not being used to the concept. > I guess there would be a lot of resistance in the US if it relies on public transit. I wouldn't be surprised. Most US cities have been built or rebuilt around cars and car ownership. That's a lot of entrenchment and I don't think it will be easy to move to a different model. I'm convinced that one first needs an established public (mass) transport before you can start transitioning to a model with less cars on the streets. That however is only really possible by a public enterprise and that I don't see happening for the next few decades anywhere near a noticeable rate in the US. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shared_space https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shared_space