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I think thats because, for all the progress NYC has made in installing bike infrastructure, they've done basically nothing to reduce the number of cars on our s
by ahoy 5y ago
I think thats because, for all the progress NYC has made in installing bike infrastructure, they've done basically nothing to reduce the number of cars on our streets.
- bitcurious 5y agohttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/29/nyregion/nyc-congestion-pricing.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/29/nyregion/nyc-congestion-p... https://mashable.com/article/nyc-city-council-lyft-uber-cap-minimum-wage https://mashable.com/article/nyc-city-council-lyft-uber-cap-... Two specific policies, but there’s also just the fact that every bike lane/pedestrian street/bus lane/low speed limit/etc. makes the city less car friendly and at some point that makes a difference.
- lotsofpulp 5y agoThere should be a banner for any transit discussions that state you cannot optimize environments for both individual cars and non individual car transportion.
- tombert 5y agoIt's strange, because NYC is simultaneously overpopulated with cars, but is also one of the only places in the US where you can reasonably live without a car (I don't have one).
- Kluny 5y agoIt's even stranger when you realize that probably only 20% of trips in New York are conducted by car, and yet they are by far the largest physical presence everywhere you go. Actually quite obnoxious.
- zachkatz 5y ago> probably only 20% of trips in New York are conducted by car I’d reckon it’s less than 20%, maybe even as low as 5%. The subway alone has a daily ridership of about 2 million, plus the massive amount of people who just walk or bike to the store, work, etc. I think it seems like more people are using cars than actually are due to their visibility, like you mention—they take up more space, they’re given more space, etc. It’s insane.