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Originally Posted by Wallaroo
I am sick and tired of cars in the inner parts of our large European cities, they got no business there at all. They take up a lot of space, they pollute, they make a lot of noise, and they are dangerous for pedestrians and bicycles.  |
I am more on the yes than on the no side of this question. But I am afraid one can not give such a general answer.
Perhaps the way that Vienna took is a promissing one. Many of the major streets of the 1st district are pedestrian. The rest of it is nearly completely one way streets, yes parked cars, but relatively calm. Cars can only drive less than 30 km per hour anyway, more likely not even that fast. I never felt those remaining cars are much of a problem.
Banning is not the optimal way in my opinion. It should be made more sophisticated. A combination of a high city tariff for the mere fact of simply driving into the town with a large pedestrian and one way street network. Also the numbers of parking lots does not have to be increased. Its fine if they are limited.
All this together, will lead to the fact that really only those who see no other chance as to enter the city also will do so and take up the unconvieniablities connected to that.
Of course this has to go hand in hand with a large investment into the PT.