Subj : Re: 3.5 weeks to being la
To   : Arelor
From : Vk3jed
Date : Wed Aug 10 2022 19:38:00

-=> On 08-09-22 18:44, Arelor wrote to Vk3jed <=-

 Ar> There is a big problem that Urban Administrators don't understand, and
 Ar> that is that when you take something away from the population, you need
 Ar> to provide them with an alternative. If you remove cars from a
 Ar> neighbourhood because you want it to be for pedestrians only, you need
 Ar> to supply them with new means to move. Otherwise you get aberrant
 Ar> behaviors, such as car traffic being banned in certain areas, and
 Ar> people having to walk from a faraway parking to their jobs through
 Ar> crime ridden areas.

I think the issue is that car dependence is embedded at all levels - not just
local streets, but also in terms of long commutes and a host of other things. 
For many shorter trips, bicycles are useful, ebikes even more so (even with the
silly restrictions we have here).  In short, there's no easy solutions, it's
got to the point that it will involve massive social change, along with massive
infrastructure changes.

 Ar> The war on cars is irrelevant, anyway. Soon, affordable energy will be
 Ar> a thing of the past and we will be back at using bulls and charts for
 Ar> moving from a village to the next XD

Or an ebike :D  I'm already planning on reducing my car dependence.  Out here
it's impractical to elimate that, but I can dramatically reduce car use from
the current 150km/week or so to a much lower figure, without having to cut out
any activities.

 Ar> I am very happy of being a rural redneck.

I'm happy being in a middle of the road sized city. :)



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