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Re:Life in the Spanish city that banned cars by huebomont on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @05:33PM (#18019345)
Not because they can't though. Because they think they can't. Most cities in the US could do this with some adjustments to public transit, and by managing regional transit much better - for example it's insane that the default for suburban rail line stations is the "park and ride" - huge parking lot surrounding the train station, rather than using that area for residential development close to transit.
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Re:Life in the Spanish city that banned cars by responseguy on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @05:57PM (#18019543)
I wonder how much space could be allocated to residential development though. Here (Portland Oregon) The park and ride infrastructure isn't that built out (Or maybe it is and I just haven't noticed it???). I dont believe you could move all the people that need to drive into the city to work, into the new residential development provided by that conversion.
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Re:Life in the Spanish city that banned cars by huebomont on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @03:44PM (#18027127)
That's not the idea as much as moving parking away from IMMEDIATELY next to the station - and improving bus links to rail transit.
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Re:Life in the Spanish city that banned cars by eanzenberg on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @07:54PM (#18020426)
No... because they literally can't without massive upheaval of where schools, offices and shops are located.
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Re:Life in the Spanish city that banned cars by jodrellblank on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @08:38PM (#18020679)
"They literally can't change, because that would involve having to actually change".

They only want change that doesn't involve money, effort or change, or what?

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Re:Life in the Spanish city that banned cars by munk-a on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @08:21PM (#18020591)
Shops can move with the times, schools can continue to have buses to get kids there and offices can stay where they are as long as they'd like.

Banning vehicles has been shown to greatly increase shopping revenue and improve the healthiness of the area, so if a few businesses suffer, poor them... I'll not shed a tear for the strip malls.

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Re:Life in the Spanish city that banned cars by huebomont on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @03:44PM (#18027133)
Where in my comment do I suggest moving the suburbs? Nothing in your comment would be a result of anything in mine.
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