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Stuff like getting rid of parking minimums might help, but making it less convenient to have a car is one part of the solution alternative transit option, it's
by wombat-man 3y ago
Stuff like getting rid of parking minimums might help, but making it less convenient to have a car is one part of the solution alternative transit option, it's mostly just going to frustrate all involved.
I think the problem is we already have suburban sprawl. Rezoning and rebuilding the community with mass transit, buses or better yet subways/trams is not cheap. Then you need to get the community that has already invested in their suburban homes, to put their tax money into such public infrastructure.
- ericmay 3y agoThere isn’t anything that needs rebuilt in the suburbs (at least where the housing is) you just need density and allowing other types of dwellings and structures to be built, like parks or neighborhood grocery stores and cafes. Really we don’t even need to do the mass transit piece of it to start with and I think when you focus on the huge undertakings you psyche yourself out from being able to do smaller things that have an impact. I do think it would be a monumental task to get people to re-examine how they live and are handicapped by cars, but transit is just one piece of the puzzle there.
- trgn 3y agoAgreed. I don't think anything needs to be redone. Just a general thickening of what's already there. And dial in alternatives in what exists. Roads in the US are so so wide already. Start with carving out BRT, bike-lanes, ... so people find it safe and convenient to bike or take a bus. Won't even impact drivers. Congestion is mostly due to total car volume and number of intersections/bottlenecks, not number of lanes.