The lack of robust normative arguments for choosing the street space allocation above over the one below is one the weakest links of car-dependence in urban areas.
If we could pull that thread, the whole thing would unravel.
RT @_dmoser@twitter.com
How most traffic engineers see your city
Vs.
How cities should be designed 👇👇
Via @copenhagenizers@twitter.com @colvilleandersn@twitter.com
Cars are only "convenient" in cities because we allocate so much space to them as a matter of course. Take that away, and they're the least convenient thing in the world.
@giulio_mattioli
The issue is not that realisation. It's the path towards that goal that's the problem. If you take away a privilege a group got used to and go towards equity, that group will tell you they feel oppressed and disenfranchised.
