Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
I doubt that presenting your "idea" to city engineers or almost any other adult group outside of a fringe group of emotional activists will go much better.
Correct. A far more productive and realistic approach is to make sure that cars in the cities pay their fair share of commuting costs. We are starting to see this with "high density", "peak volume," and "inner ring" fees. While these are not perfect either, they help make sure that the 'marginal revenue' generated by automobiles helps offset their "marginal costs."
I've never lived in a big city for any great length of time (I
was in London for six months) but the thought of having a car under those circumstances never entered my mind. And in small college towns where I usually live, I can walk everywhere anyway. I primarily use my van as a summer home, and a way to shop.