Martin Lewis wrote: > > It is hard to overestimate the amount of effort that would be > required to elminate cars from London. It may not be designed around > the car in the same way American cities but that is still very often > the default planning assumption. Achieving a car free London would > be an extremely expensive process which would take years, probably > decades. Obviously we are nowhere near the stage where this is > politically feasible but perhaps the opportunity cost of not doing > so will tip the balance at some point in the future. > It could be done in steps. First, ban cars inside the Circle Line except for a few escape routes, then start changing the car-streets into pedestrian-streets, then gradually increase the "circle".
It's a project for 2030, isn't it? BTW, Rio de Janeiro was slowly turning car-free, but recent (1990-2000) movements towards a suburb (Barra da Tijuca) reversed it. Some neighbourhoods of Rio suffer heavily as they became passing areas for those suburbans (NB: a term that is highly derogatory here...) Alberto Monteiro _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
