>>>95% of people can cycle, and electric bikes or trikes or tuk-this exist for the rest of the population, and are much less expensive than cars. I’m pretty sur

>>>95% of people can cycle, and electric bikes or trikes or tuk-this exist for the rest of the population, and are much less expensive than cars. I’m pretty sure no one HAS to use a car to survive. "less expensive" "use a car to survive" "electric bikes are cheaper" It sounds like you are optimizing your urban design for a far lower level of material wealth/abundance than I would. Bikes being cheaper is only a plus if you are severely resource-constrained, but it ignores all of the positives of private vehicle ownership such as fully-enclosed, secure, environmentally-controlled transportation and storage. I live in a climate with 125 days of rainfall per year, and 75% average humidity. "Bikes are cheaper" is meaningless if I'm forced to get soaked to the bone transporting stuff in a torrential downpour or a brutally humid sunny summer. Maybe you're right, maybe I'm not the target demographic of impoverished bicycle aficionados in mild climates. I always point to Japan as "urban design done right". There are beautiful parks all over Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto. There are prolific cyclists getting around. And there are also street racers in 800hp sports cars screaming down the highways by night. Something for every demographic. It's inclusive. The car-hate echo chamber is REALLY strong on HN. >>>And of course you can request autorisation from the city council The last thing I want in my life is being required to engage with bureaucracy for something as simple as relocating my own belongings. >>>Your message sounds like a strawman argument. Sorry we enjoy cycling and dislike smoky noisy cars in our face. EVs are cars. They are neither smoky, nor noisy. You responded to a "strawman" with a strawman of your own.