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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
Everything needs to change about sustainability, and I agree, cars are just one part of this. Cities particularly need to focus on making better use of existing and vertical space, providing non-personal vehicle transportation options, improving waste and recycling management, planning and allowing sustainable architecture and developments, and providing far better support for mental health and vulnerable people.
And this isn't just for better cities, it's for maintaining a more sustainable tax base and rate of taxes. Technology, densification, and liberal approaches to private sector market responses all play into this.
The current state of the world - on the precipice of AI and IoT technology, changing work and lifestyle cultures, and being at the mercy of a global pandemic - would suggest that we have a golden opportunity to do a "course correction" on conventional urban behavior. The challenge will be getting motivated people to lead the way, letting them lead, and getting a critical mass of buy-in from the general populous.
Maybe I'm a pragmatist, but I tend to think most reasonable people would see that things need to change.
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Let's be honest. Electric cars are a minimally-impactful solution. Reducing concrete footprint will be immensely important in the years ahead.
Otherwise, completely agree with you. NIMBYism is probably the most obvious symptom of our incredibly sclerotic society. Unfortunately, the pandemic has retrenched regressive attitudes towards urban development.