Is Universal Basic Mobility the Key to Future Sustainable Cities?
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Is Universal Basic Mobility the Key to Future Sustainable Cities?
Simply to suggest so many nondrivers exist forces a conversation about how our mobility needs are discounted as unimportant, secondary to the “real” people who can drive where they need to go. It’s the conversation we need to be having, but it is a challenging conversation for everyone who is benefiting from the status quo.
Anna Zivarts • Op-Ed: Recognizing Nondrivers Can Spur a Revolution in Transportation and Housing - The Urbanist
Free Market Advocates (WINNERS): I count myself among this group and I love the concept of transportation spending decisions actually being made by supply and demand, not political patronage or an arbitrary standard.
Charles Marohn • A World Class Transportation System: Transportation Finance for a New Economy
With this sort of amenity-rich cocoon, there is a relentless focus on the object, absent of any context or community. The future of mobility is assumed to be car-dependent, while a vision based more on public transportation is thought to be old-fashioned. But isn’t planning for the car the thing that is most out of date?
Medium • There Are No Cars in Wakanda
The changes that are made to roads and traffic management systems, as well as the plans for how roads are built in the first place, will provide huge benefits to all of us.