tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10939281.post882712449958692400..comments2024-03-17T08:16:42.227+01:00Comments on World Streets: The Politics of Transport in Cities: A car to improve livesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10939281.post-74338260754151787052011-10-13T15:28:58.000+02:002011-10-13T15:28:58.000+02:00I heartily concur with Eric Britton's suggesti...I heartily concur with Eric Britton's suggestion that carsharing and ridesharing should be included in the transportation options a low-income household is offered. I suspect that many households don't really need a car, just better access to transportation options. Others, particularly those with difficult commutes would find a vehicle beneficial<br><br>If vehicles are offered to theseDave Brookhttp://www.carsharing.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10939281.post-57060719644785970852011-10-10T16:02:03.000+02:002011-10-10T16:02:03.000+02:00No doubt. This would be a far more useful approach...No doubt. This would be a far more useful approach. THanks Todd.Eric Britton, editorhttp://www.worldstreets.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10939281.post-45626638492110959032011-10-11T10:55:16.000+02:002011-10-11T10:55:16.000+02:00Some may remember it was only a a few years ago th...Some may remember it was only a a few years ago that Amory Lovins (Rocky Mountain Institute) calculated that GIVING low income people households a Prius would have a net societal benefit.<br><br>DaveDave Brookhttp://www.carsharing.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10939281.post-46995122006785116932011-10-11T10:57:19.000+02:002011-10-11T10:57:19.000+02:00Yet another example of Amory's "lively mi...Yet another example of Amory's "lively mind". The dogs bark, etc. etc. (Nough said.)Eric Britton, editorhttp://www.worldstreets.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10939281.post-81286082102247760862011-10-12T10:38:49.000+02:002011-10-12T10:38:49.000+02:00I don't think there is any dispute that a car ...I don't think there is any dispute that a car will improve people's lives if they have inadequate alternative transport options. What I do believe is that a society has a duty to provide transport options which will enable people to avoid having to own a car, and that if this is done then overall societal welfare will be inversely correlated with car ownership other things being equal.<brSimon Nortonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10939281.post-31804203971247964112011-10-12T16:55:14.000+02:002011-10-12T16:55:14.000+02:00Here, here! Exactly right. The real benefit to t...Here, here! Exactly right. The real benefit to the households is having improved transportation options. Probably in most places in Europe a transit pass would actually be more useful. But it's good example of "resource allocation" - the nonprofit (NGO) gets the cars for free through donation and puts them to good use. That's great. One could argue that bus and train Dave Brookhttp://www.carsharing.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10939281.post-64531889263347721002011-10-12T17:11:35.000+02:002011-10-12T17:11:35.000+02:00I have to say Dave that I am not at all sure about...I have to say Dave that I am not at all sure about that. It surprises me, given that you are one of the important innovators of the concept of CarSharing, that you did not think about this as something which could be handled through a concept which would combine the car, CarSharing, and ride sharing. Now that is, with a little support from our friends, could make a contribution both in terms ofEric Britton, editorhttp://www.worldstreets.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10939281.post-30610759899398789732011-10-13T10:23:02.000+02:002011-10-13T10:23:02.000+02:00I dare say that in areas like West London the lack...I dare say that in areas like West London the lack of a car can cause problems, but I should be surprised if these problems were ever so big as to cause major loss of employment opportunities, which, we're told, is happening in Baltimore.<br><br>At the Conservative Party conference an announcement was made that unemployed people will be punishable with loss of benefit if they refuse jobs Simon Nortonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10939281.post-16169121994740065912011-10-10T12:39:51.000+02:002011-10-10T12:39:51.000+02:00Is this really any different from a not uncommon s...Is this really any different from a not uncommon situation where a family member gives another their used car, maybe for a small payment, or requirement to have the brakes done etc.? <br><br>Though probably most of the clients of this program would not inherit a vehicle from a previous - and possibly more economically-struggling - generation, it seems quite problematic if the end goal is based onTodd Edelmanhttp://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1803318026noreply@blogger.com