[ChatGTP]

Ideally, we'd get rid of private cars in the city completely and replace them with better public transport and cycling infrastructure, but looking at the real life facts, there's no political will to push car owners out of car ownership, and car owners are by far a majority of the voting population, even among the low earners.

In Tokyo it’s illegal to own a car unless you have a deviated car space near your apartment. Within 1km (if I’m not mistaken).

You must prove you have a space to rent (they will come an inspect it) before you can register.

Maybe a model like that should be introduced ?

No one owns a car in Tokyo and taxis and bikes are happy, it’s an incredible city to visit.

[ChuckNorris89]

Most EU cuties aren't dense like Tokyo though.

[seanmcdirmid]

I lived in Switzerland (Lausanne) and it was similar. There was basically no free street parking, so you couldn’t really own a car without a place to park it.

[ChuckNorris89]

Paid subscription street parking is everywhere in European cities. But you're not banned from owning a car without a designated space.

[ChatGTP]

Tokyo is dense, but it's not relevant because it's absolutely huge, and you still need to get around. The subway system is amazing.

In my opinion, if people care about the environment, it needs to be bikes, and delivery / utility vehicles only. Everyone else should be on public transit.

[ChuckNorris89]

Tokyo can afford a Subway system because it's super dense. In my 300k city the public transportation system sucks because it can't justify further expansion because the city is not dense enough.

[ChatGTP]

I bet it’s not the size of Tokyo so you couldn’t just use an e-bike instead of a car ?