Originally Posted by
Roody
NYMag.com thinks it will be Boston.
What Will Be America?s First Car-Free City? -- Next
What do you think?
Ground rule: Assume that there
WILL be at least one carfree city by the end of this century. This is a chance to use our imaginations. Try to provide logical reasons for your choice, but no need for statistics.
Every American city developed before 1880 has been car free before. Before the car was the bicycle, and before that was the horse. To think that the US was always a car centric country is wrong. Developments would center around Pre 1920s development. We have a map of what could be done. Zoning would need to be changed back to pre 1940s zoning with modifications. Banking regulations would need to change also. We would probably be a more densely populated city growing vertically and more environmentally friendly. Look at old parts of your city that may or may not be gentrified, dilapadated..etc. Look at the streets that are user friendly and designed around people vs designed around the automobile. You will see what was done in the past. More intracity rail and back to trains. Believe it or not. Los Angeles was designed around streetcars not Freeways until the mid 20th century.