Re:Cars kill cities
by gavinballard on Thursday January 26, 2012 @05:58AM
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Where does she live?
As a Melbournite living in London, I can imagine a sharp uptake in public transport use back home if we had half of the infrastructure London has. The problem is that cities like Melbourne are serviced so badly at the moment that as you indicated driving is the default option even when it's slower.
Also, let's not forget brilliant strategies like implementing a city bike-sharing system without a corresponding change in bicycle helmet laws.
Even in some Australian cities, where it is so much easier to cycle, people still drive. My sister who works a 5 min ride from work, takes longer to drive there, and she has to pay for parking, will never cycle.