[jkmcf]

I think a happy compromise would be

1. Ban all non-electric vehicles (because noise and pollution)

2. Allow electric taxis/ride share vehicles

3. Convert all reasonable roads to one-way, half for vehicles half for bicycles and other small transportation options (I’m thinking scooters, Segways, and such)

4. Remaining roads for bicycles and other small vehicles

What do y’all thinking of bringing back horse drawn carriages?

[jszymborski]

I think large trucks and SUVs should not be legal to drive through the city without a valid business permit. Special temporary permits can he granted to newly purchased vehicles.

Large vehicles are a safety hazard to pedestrians, cyclists, and other motorists in smaller cars. They take more parking space, and consume more gas/electricity.

Asia is full of trucks and vans that are smaller than most four door cars in NA... There's really no reasonable reason for someone to be driving a vehicle the size of an F-150 in the city unless it's being used for construction IMHO.

In Montreal, areas with permitted parking charge by e.g. the weight of the vehicle, the size of a vehicles engine, or the length of the vehicle (it changes by borough/year). It's an OK proxy for big cars, but people still are willing to pay it.

We got rid of horse drawn carriages in Montreal relatively recently for animal cruelty reasons.