- including reversing the traditional planning and land use zoning systems to get the places people need to often travel between physically much closer together - then encouraging non-motorized transport (walking, cycling), much improved public transport of course, then electrifying where they can the vehicles that remain. It's very early days still, but you might have noticed some of the policies having an effect already - fewer out-of-town supermarkets get permission these days, so there's an increase in "local" stores, road space reallocation away from cars towards bikes and pedestrians,
- Andy.
Louvain la Neuve in Belgium is an interesting example of this. Built in the 1970s as a university town the centre is pedestrians and bikes only. The railway station and car parking is hidden away underground. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louvain-la-Neuve
- including reversing the traditional planning and land use zoning systems to get the places people need to often travel between physically much closer together - then encouraging non-motorized transport (walking, cycling), much improved public transport of course, then electrifying where they can the vehicles that remain. It's very early days still, but you might have noticed some of the policies having an effect already - fewer out-of-town supermarkets get permission these days, so there's an increase in "local" stores, road space reallocation away from cars towards bikes and pedestrians,
- Andy.
Louvain la Neuve in Belgium is an interesting example of this. Built in the 1970s as a university town the centre is pedestrians and bikes only. The railway station and car parking is hidden away underground. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louvain-la-Neuve
