Their advocacy for a 15 minute city is fundamentally flawed. Cars are the fastest means of transportation, even with traffic.
Even in the best circumstances for public transportation, commute times are, at the minimum, twice as long as a car.
:what:
Even if you went back to 1920 with old trams and the first shitty subways it would still be better than horse carriages. Nothing changed, actually it only got worse in comparison.
I was in Japan recently. I decided to take the Shinkansen one direction and an airplane back, thinking the rail would be slower but more relaxed while the plane would save me time. The train picked up right from downtown and dropped me off within five minutes of my hotel. Commuting to and from the airports added two hours to my trip. Security added another hour. And then the plane was delayed on the tarmac as they de-iced the wings.
In the end, I only saved 30 minutes on what was supposed to be a 4 hour reduction in travel time.
Now just imagine doing that shit in a car. Jesus fucking Christ.
It’s so much better. More room. Can get up to go to the bathroom easily. Interesting scenery along the way. Can buy a cheap meal at the station before getting on.
Fun fact: cars go faster and stop less in the Netherlands and Switzerland
Even if that’s true, who gives a shit? You can’t have infinite oil, more people die from cars, everyone wants to kill each other over parking, and gas fluctuates based on the whims of random suits
Strong, rigorous arguments herein
https://unevenearth.org/2018/08/the-social-ideology-of-the-motorcar/
