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> start making it way way more easier to get by w/o a car. How exactly could do this by 2030/2050? So much of the existing infrastructure is built at a low de
by admax88qqq 3y ago
> start making it way way more easier to get by w/o a car.
How exactly could do this by 2030/2050?
So much of the existing infrastructure is built at a low density with the expectation of having a car to get around.
What do we have to do? Rebuild all our cities at Japan level densities so we can have reasonable tranit options? Ban living in those cities and force everyone to move to a few high density cities? Rebuild all our highways/roads with enough transit infrastructure and staff to let people travel their existing routes without a car?
"Make it way way more easier to get by w/o a car" sounds less feasible to me than scaling up EVs.
- ryukafalz 3y agoStarting with the areas that already have sufficient density but don't have safe bike infrastructure: build a network of safe bike infrastructure. The area I live in is like this. Philly and its surrounding suburbs are absolutely already dense enough to make cycling a practical way to get around, but it's not particularly safe or pleasant to do so. So there's a lot of low-hanging fruit in places that are already pretty dense. But in addition to that, upzone broadly and remove parking minimums. I think there's a good chance that leads to higher densities pretty quickly in areas with high demand.