tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10939281.post3896024976871881324..comments2024-03-17T08:16:42.227+01:00Comments on World Streets: The Politics of Transport in Cities: Editorial: No FPT without SCR (Systematic Car Reductions)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10939281.post-69806095349549073402012-12-12T18:19:38.000+01:002012-12-12T18:19:38.000+01:00From Dave Holladay, Scotland. Tramsol@aol.com ...From Dave Holladay, Scotland. Tramsol@aol.com <br><br>Eric <br><br>There is no such thing as a free lunch - you pay to use a car so you pay to use public transport. <br><br>How you pay and what you pay might be the issue but I'm totally against Free as the concept <br><br>Public Transport might be underwritten by organisations who make massive savings on providing car parking - some Eric Britton, editorhttp://www.wordpress.worldstreets.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10939281.post-64837768085546007572012-12-12T23:09:46.000+01:002012-12-12T23:09:46.000+01:00Hi EricCan we try this line of thinking?The most v...Hi Eric<br><br>Can we try this line of thinking?<br><br>The most valuable behavior in transportation, these days, is passengership. Every time a person travels as a passenger instead of as a driver, the number of vehicles on the roads is reduced (note: except when the person becomes a passenger in a taxi that has only the one passenger). Also of benefit: demand for parking at the destination endPaul Minetthttp://www.ridesharinginstitute.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10939281.post-5016193251386770322012-12-13T10:01:04.000+01:002012-12-13T10:01:04.000+01:00From Eric Bruun: Univ. Of Pennsylvania, USAYes, t...From Eric Bruun: Univ. Of Pennsylvania, USA<br><br>Yes, this is an interesting subject. A few additional points:<br><br>1) The "free market" for parking doesn't always work, so there is a case for regulating pricing. For example, many cities have "early bird" pricing where the person staying all day in private parking gets a steep discount and the person who stays for an Eric Britton, editorhttp://www.wordpress.worldstreets.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10939281.post-74266721656438903792014-03-21T14:27:16.000+01:002014-03-21T14:27:16.000+01:00Reblogged this on Nuova Mobilità.Reblogged this on <a href="http://nuovamobilita.wordpress.com/2014/03/21/editorial-no-fpt-without-scr-systematic-car-reductions/" rel="nofollow">Nuova Mobilità</a>.Eric Britton, editorhttp://www.wordpress.worldstreets.orgnoreply@blogger.com