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Should Australian cities adopt car-free days? - ABC listen
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Our cheapest housing is car dependent. These ideas sound nice but without enormous infrastructure investment, projects that will take a decade or more, the reality is that they disproportionately benefit wealthy areas that are well served by public transport to the detriment of poorer areas.
I can imagine that it would be incredibly disruptive for some businesses and some people - to a point where it could become an impediment to public support for more walkable cities.
Sadly, our cities are designed for cars. Simply not using a car doesn't solve the problems for most people.