Cities around the world that are reducing car access

An elected representative only tells you what you want to hear. There goes my flock, I must follow.

This thread revolves around the prejudices of those who contribute trying to demonize cars. the collection of posts is the thread.

They most certainly have not. Thanks for stepping up and putting yourself forward as an example of the type of posters to which I am referring.

It is not the fault of motorists that the Urban planners have implemented the wrong traffic calming and management solutions from an existing toolbox of solutions to the detriment of motorists, pedestrians, cyclists and other road users. Blaming the Motorist is scapegoating and nothing more.

A motor vehicle is neither benign nor malignant of itself so you are demonizing the people at the steering wheels of these devices. Thanks for the clarification.

Traffic free Capel Street to go through another round of public consultation before being implemented this summer.

Previous consultation showed 90% support among respondents for it

Indeed. This fact escapes many. In terms of capacity, the only, long term way to increase it is by making more sustainable modes a viable option to encourage modal shift away from the private car (bus lanes, protected bike lanes, priority crossing points etc). This has been shown to work everywhere its been done.

Actually, come to think of it, I'm not actually aware of a single instance where this hasn't worked to increase capacity or lead to modal shift. I just spent a while looking and looking but can't find a single study or report that says otherwise. If anyone comes across anything like that please post it, I'd be interested to see.

Interesting graphic which completely misses the point that none of these other forms of traffic get me to the locations I want to get to in to the old town or somewhere on the far side of the city in an acceptable time frame. The bike is the next fastest solution but it is 3 degrees and raining.

This is a city with excellent public transport options available. The situation in Dublin would be much grimmer.

I picked up two items yesterday in two different suburbs at different times and the alternative to using the car to collect them would have been 800m walk to train station or bus stop then the train or bus, then light rail then a few hundred metres walk on the far side. 15 minute trip by private transport becomes a 2 hour or more round trip or else pay for postage which is less convenient and costly.

The travel plans of normal people and the great Visions on this sub-forum are often incompatible with each other.

No. living in an ancicent City with geographical challenges which do not exist in Dublin I don't accept the need to restrict vehicular access to Dublin City to the extent posters here on this subforum suggest is necessary.

my car has no exhaust. stickers on windscreens determine which cars are allowed in to the inner city here. Without a green sticker your car needs to be parked in one of the car parks and make your way to your destination via another means of transport or your feet.

Questions are being asked on this thread which have been answered long ago in the city in which I live.

Dublin City Council could implement many of the practices implemented elsewhere which I have pointed out over many pages without restricting access for cars while at the same time incentivising use of personal mobility solutions.

Public Transport police would help to increase usage of public transport.

Intelligent traffic management which I see every day of the week isn't implemented in Ireland.

There are 3 points for dangerous overtaking of cyclists but that doesn't appear to be enforced. points for dangerous driving which once again does not appear to be applied/enforced.

Not being able to turn around a corner on a traffic light as I described above creates huge congestion as does the lack of a transition from red to green through amber on traffic lights.

You spoke previously about carrot and stick but really you yearn to dole out the beatings with a stick through prohibition of entry to the city with cars.

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leading questions deserve to be ignored.