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Good public transit > self driving cars
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@HiddenLayer555 In NYC, my example, how many more train lines do you suppose you would need? Above ground? Underground? Are you going to lay track on every street? underground? Are you sure this would be more efficient than a network of smaller vehicles? There is no need for everyone to sit in their own car if it is all electric and automated. A single person vehicle, if if even existed, could be much smaller.
Unironically yes. Tear up all that fucking asphalt and replace with paving stone and/or grass, with tram tracks embedded. Streets would be so much nicer without all the hot black asphalt and dirty annoying loud cars.
@balsoft That would be a big improvement in the end, but filthy to accomplish.
As the Netherlands had showed us, you can do it incrementally just by repaving old streets when their time comes.
@farbel @HiddenLayer555 Not much more, PT already moves more people than private vehicles around NYC: https://a816-dohbesp.nyc.gov/IndicatorPublic/data-explorer/walking-driving-and-cycling/?id=2415#display=summary
So to get from where it is to a "no private vehicles" utopia thre isn't that much more to do. Probably as tramways on roads that will now be closed to cars. So not that expensive. But a couple more subways for some links that need more volume would probably be needed.
Not necessary. You can walk a few hundred meters to your end destination. It's actually good for your health.
Not to mention, laying tons of tracks on streets for a light rail network is a thing that's been around since before personalised cars.