Re:What happens when a city bans cars from its streets?
by onlyrealcuzzo on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @04:19PM
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Who's to say cities won't regulate how many of these cars can be on the road at any time? They already do this for taxis... And I believe some of them put limits on Uber and Lyft, too. Right?
Re:What happens when a city bans cars from its streets?
by thelittleone on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @07:13PM
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This is done in Singapore. You can buy a car no problem but you need a certificate of entitlement to register and drive it. COE price fluctuates based on demand but has been over $50k USD (no mistake).
A small island nation. Traffic still gets pretty bad but it would probably be a lot worse without this policy.
And even where there aren't commuting clusters, the fact is that cars will actually obey the laws, meaning pedestrians will finally be free to cross at unmarked intersections, and cyclists will be able to share the lanes with cars.