Brent ToderianJan 15, 2023

“Electric cars may produce less local pollution than petrol ones but still require enormous quantities of energy and carbon emissions to make and run.

Moreover, car-based urbanism, electric or not, is inherently unsustainable, creating low-density, inefficient & dangerous cities. A grieving parent will find little comfort in learning their child was run over by a Tesla cyber truck…”

https://www.dezeen.com/2023/01/11/congestion-roads-cities-traffic-sustainable-transport-phineas-harper/

"Cities should not just build green transport but actively dismantle car infrastructure"

Instead of desperately trying to reduce road congestion in the short term, politicians should be using traffic as a tool for making urban transport more sustainable, writes Phineas Harper.

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Show threadBud GibsonJan 15, 2023
@BrentToderian Not to mention that those vehicles are just way too expensive for the average consumer. The dynamic I perceive on the ground in the US Midwest is that people are advocating for denser housing because they can’t afford current prices, and they’re willing to give up on parking (hence accommodating large SUVs). This will be a political dynamic that plays out over decades, as many European examples illustrate.
Show threadYvan Decreux
@BudGibson @BrentToderian
Considering this as a problem implies that we remain in this state of mind where the average consumer should be able to afford a car.
If the number of cars is to be reduced, it can be expected that some people will not have a car, and solutions should be found to enable them to move around.
Jan 16, 2023 at 8:39amWeb