Reducing the dominance of the car
The city supports organizations that want to work to reduce the dominance of the car in the city, but it’s going to be an uphill battle.
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Chris 11:17 on 2024-06-02 Permalink
“going to be”? Interesting choice of tense. It’s been a losing battle for a century now.
Kate 13:16 on 2024-06-02 Permalink
I’ve said before that it was a strategic error to begin by handing out a limitless number of car registrations. From the beginning, it should have been policy to limit the number of motor vehicles allowed in a city or even a province. But I’ve never read anywhere that such a limit was ever considered, and when I’ve floated it on the blog as a possibility, I’ve been shouted down.
The difference now is that we’re more aware of the damage done, we know more cars doesn’t mean more progress – but we’re still doing it.
Ephraim 07:11 on 2024-06-03 Permalink
Much more difficult in a city that does not allow overnight parking on the streets. I mean, if you have no place to keep a car overnight, you at least have to think twice about it. CSL, Hampstead, Montreal West, TMR,
Ian 08:51 on 2024-06-03 Permalink
So basically just cars for people rich enough to have a detached home with a driveway.
If transit were improved there would be fewer prople that think they need cars, THEN you could treat it as a luxury.
Even Plante said it’s not unreasonable for a kid in Pointe aux Trembles going to cegep in Ville Marie to want to drive considering how long it takes on transit.