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Originally Posted by acottawa
Even if there were zero private cars in the city, the city would still have to maintain Uhaniau‘s street and all the roads leading to Uhaniau‘s street so that Uhaniau can get emergency services, mail, Amazon deliveries, taxi services, etc. The city’s road budget would still probably be most of what it is now.
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That argument ignores a long of externalities. For example if there were no private cars the city itself would be a lot smaller area-wise due to the lack of massive surface lots. Less area = less roads in total. Most roads would likely be one or two lanes max without private vehicles, which currently make up the vast majority of traffic. And exorbitantly expensive projects like widening Bank St. in far flung suburbs wouldn't be necessary at all. In general I think it's a poor argument because the makeup of the city would be fundamentally different if you eliminated private cars altogether - there'd be little to no desire to seek spacious lots in quiet suburbs if the caveat is that you don't have a private vehicle to get you to/from your little nook in the corner of the city.
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