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In Los Angeles we have a serious problem with traffic and
parking. And across America we have a problem with
obesity.
I propose planning cities so that there is a perimeter of
parking lots on the outskirts of the city. In Los Angeles this
would apply to smaller subsections of the city.
People would park on the outskirts of metropolitan areas.
In
order to get around the city they would need to either
walk
or take a bus.
This plan wouldn't solve the problem of incredible traffic on
the freeways. However, people would be able to still use
their cars to travel long distances, but would have to use
other means to move within metropolitan areas.
In order to convert cities to this plan, I would suggest that
money be put into converting buildings on the perimeter of
the city into ones with underground parking. I imagine this
being a very long term plan with changes taking place slowly
over time.
Carfree.com...
http://www.carfree.com/
...the web site that goes with the book. [phoenix, Jun 30 2002, last modified Oct 21 2004]
(?) A car-free city research report
http://www.xs4all.nl/~rigolett/CFDOC.HTM
[phoenix, Jun 30 2002, last modified Oct 21 2004]
(?) Groningen
http://www.globalid...socinv/SIC-100.HTML
A car-free city. [phoenix, Jun 30 2002, last modified Oct 21 2004]
Bremen
http://www.epe.be/w.../tcui/example7.html
A car-free city. [phoenix, Jun 30 2002, last modified Oct 21 2004]
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Many places in Britain have "park and ride" facilities, with large out-of-town carparks connected by buses or sometimes trains to city centres. |
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