Rep. Steve Owens
Fourth worst in the World!! What happens when you replace all those cars with EVs? You still have the 4th worst traffic in the world. We need solutions that not only electrify, but also reduce reliance on single-occupancy vehicles! https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/01/11/metro/boston-traffic-ranked-fourth-worst-world-study-says/
Boston traffic: How does it compare?

The average Boston driver spent 134 hours stuck in traffic last year, making the famously gridlocked city the fourth worst in the world in 2022 in terms of bumper-to-bumper delays, according to an annual study from the company INRIX.

The Boston Globe
Jan 12, 2023 at 1:49amWeb
Show threadSharon MachlisJan 12, 2023
@scowens What happens when you have a public transit system that is slow, unreliable, and doesn't go where most people need to travel without ridiculous out-of-the-way transfers. Not to mention either no bike lanes or bike lanes “protected” by paint alone. As you say, EVs not an answer. Meanwhile feds give tax credits for giant EV SUVs but not for e-bikes.
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Show threadJohn LernerJan 12, 2023
@scowens I bought a T pass pretty much every month since 1985. This is the first year that I rent a parking spot downtown because,... I live on the orange line. I've heard the mantra that it takes 10 times the energy to bring a customer back than it does to keep one. Good luck.
Show threadLyle Solla-YatesJan 12, 2023
@scowens have you looked at the Circulation Plans that have been done in Europe? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-05/how-the-dutch-made-utrecht-a-bicycle-first-city
Show threadbiknmusicmamaJan 12, 2023
@scowens you can rear end someone at 60 mph in less than one second with an EV though
Show threadStanley Black-DeckerJan 13, 2023
@scowens I think it's more like: dollar for dollar if all of the capital wrapped up in traffic was EVs there would be half as many cars