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Old 04-18-2007
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Re: Should cars be banned from inner parts of large European cities?

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Originally Posted by Gort View Post
Lets be honest the main reason in europe is space. We have it you do not. There is no reason why cities that have decided to invest in their light rail or subway or commuter train systems can't also have extensive highway systems for those that do not want to be at the mercy of the PT system.
The first subway system was built a long time before the car ever existed Gort.

And when the first towns were built in Europe, for some of them going back a couple of thousands years ago, space was not an issue; on the other hand, the fact that 99% of the people were only using their feet to go to one place to another was. Therefore the towns were compact.

My last point is that you are only at the "mercy" of a PT system, if it is badly conceived. And you need a well conceived PT system not be at the mercy of the car.
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