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Do you believe that automobile based architecture never worked, or that it worked before but no longer works? How could it ever work if we refuse to invest in t
by Grim-444 4y ago
Do you believe that automobile based architecture never worked, or that it worked before but no longer works? How could it ever work if we refuse to invest in the infrastructure to make it work?
- Archelaos 4y agoIt is not so much a "yes-no" as a "how much and what exactly" question. And the starting points may differ from country to country. After the Second World War, Japan concentrated heavily on passenger trains, Germany on the autobahn and a little on passenger trains, and the USA (almost?) exclusively on automobiles. Some of the differences can be explained by geography, but it was certainly not all determined by it. There always seems to be some room for choice. Usually, at any given time, the public perceives only part of the actual advantages and disadvantages, as well as the inherent trade-offs. Moreover, people's preferences are also constantly changing. That's why it's always necessary to adjust and dare to do something new. However, in such matters, countries also seem to be extremely conservative and hardly able to leave a path once it has been taken, because institutional and economic structures and entire schools of thought would have to be completely realigned. In particular, the losers of a rethink will do everything they can to delay change as long as possible, while the exact winners are not yet known.
- tormeh 4y agoIt works, but it’s very space intensive, so it only works where space is abundant, like in rural areas. Notably, the city is not a place cars really work.
- rTX5CMRXIfFG 4y agoI think that it worked and it still does so far as the transport of people and goods is concerned, but such an architecture was never necessary.