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Driverless cars were the future but now the truth is out: they’re on the road to nowhere::The dream of these vehicles ruling the roads remains just that. Focusing on public transport would be much smarter, says transport writer Christian Wolmar

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[-] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

If we could rethink everything from scratch we could probably easily solve that use case.

Of course the hard part is changing from what we have now to whatever better solutions exist.

Like, things would be better if suburbia wasn't just an ocean of houses with sparse islands or shops. If every house was in a community with most of the basics reachable by foot... But how tf do we get to that?

[-] Moneo@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Strong Towns baybeeeee. As far as I know they recommend starting from the town center and working outwards.

You can't fix a suburb without demolishing it but you can revitalize areas that we're built pre-cars. Allow mixed use development in the town center with bike lanes and public transportation. Remove parking minimums and other unnecessary barriers to development. These types of development bring in much more higher revenue which can then be reinvested into further changes.

Iterative change is possible, don't give up!

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