When Driving Isn't an Option: Steering Away From Car Dependency

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April 22

Here is another quick share of an article from Planetizen. The article relates about people who cannot drive so driving for them is not an option:

Source: When Driving Isn't an Option: Steering Away From Car Dependency

Quoting from the article:

"Zivarts shows that it is critical to include people who can't drive in transportation planning decisions. She outlines steps that organizations can take to include and promote leadership of those who are most impacted—and too often excluded—by transportation systems designed by and run by people who can drive. "

There are actually many who can drive and who would like not to drive but then opt to drive because of limited and inconvenient or uncomfortable options. I think government agencies and local government units are supposed to work on this but like people who try to 'solve' traffic by isolating it from other factors such as housing, they ultimately gain little ground if not fail. It doesn't help that the decision makers such as government officials and politicians drive or are driven. Of course, there is still such a thing as empathy so let's not discount those who do use cars for their commutes but also work hard to improve transportation. It's just that such people are rare these days and may not be in a position to move things to enable significant improvements to the transportation system.