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What if the problem with cars was not their method of propulsion? Epthinktank | European Parliament (epthinktank.eu)
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Instead of just electrifying vehicles, cities should be investing in alternative methods of transportation. This article is by the Scientific Foresight Unit of the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS), a EU's own think tank.

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[-] Vivarevo@sopuli.xyz 7 points 7 months ago

Trains reduce road traffic so much that normal lane road is enough, when without trains a city needs multiple laned roads that jam up regularly regardless how many lanes there are. Train systems get more efficient and waiting times smaller when more people use them. The opposite with car based transit systems

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