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How do we disincentize car ownership? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by SpiceDealer@lemmy.world to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world

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My original question was "How do we disincentivize the purchase of pickup trucks/SUVs" but then I thought it would be better to approach the larger problem of car dependency and car ownership. One option is, of course, to create public transit infrastructure and improve it where it already exist. This, however, doesn't change the fact that some will still choose to drive. What would be the best ways to discourage people from owning personal cars?

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[–] PedestrianError@towns.gay 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

@Kaboom @Max_P Do you really think that car-centric two hour cities in which a typical grocery shopping trip involves sitting in a traffic jam aren’t already enshittified?

[–] Max_P@lemmy.max-p.me 2 points 4 months ago

Where I live currently I have to drive at least 15-20 minutes to get groceries or food or whatever. And they charge for the parking too. 100% already super enshittified. There's no public transport here, it's been gutted by republicans into uselessness. "A bus every 2 hours ought to be enough for those car-less peasants!" And one lane of the highway is permanently a toll road. It fucking sucks. Now I just do gigantic costco trips like everyone else just so I can be done with it for the next week or two.