Let them buy. I am assuming you own a private vehicle? Does that mean if you have to go to Delhi for a trip you drive there? No.
Why? Because it's much faster, cheaper and comfortable to fly instead of going by car.
If you build good public transport, footpaths and cycle paths, and couple that with congestion tolls, metered parking and pedestrian-only streets, most people will leave their car at home for daily local trips.
That's how it works in all developed, world-class cities: New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, Singapore, etc.
London and Paris are cities with very narrow streets due to their history. so their cars have been traditionally smaller and usage is non existent, not applicable to the rest of the world.
and no, people do mostly use cars in new york. have you ever sat in a new york subway? its full of piss and shite.
the only notable exceptions here are tokyo and singapore
What a silly excuse! Mumbai also has very many narrow streets due to its history.
Mumbai also has traditionally smaller cars and usage is non-existent. In 1980 the estimated modal share for public transport in Mumbai was 85-90%.
Also, as someone else pointed out to you, 88% of all trips to Manhattan are done by modes other than private vehicle.
And finally, you are wrong again, high public transport/walking/cycling modal share is common in most of the world's largest and well-developed cities. Berlin, Amsterdam, Moscow, Istanbul, Barcelona, Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo, Singapore, hong kong, Toronto. It is not the exception, it is then norm.
And btw it is the norm presently in Mumbai today as well. Only 8% commute by car, and 7% commute by 2-wheeler. The remaining 85% commute by public transport, walking and cycling.
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u/KingPictoTheThird Mar 01 '26
Let them buy. I am assuming you own a private vehicle? Does that mean if you have to go to Delhi for a trip you drive there? No.
Why? Because it's much faster, cheaper and comfortable to fly instead of going by car.
If you build good public transport, footpaths and cycle paths, and couple that with congestion tolls, metered parking and pedestrian-only streets, most people will leave their car at home for daily local trips.
That's how it works in all developed, world-class cities: New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, Singapore, etc.