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Ah yes, but this is, in part, because the claims of the 70's weren't followed through on. We haven't obeyed the requirement of smaller cars for this model to work.

Do you mean the requirement that all/most large cars get replaced by smaller cars?

Interestingly enough it looks like we might be about to enter an era of micro-commuting. People using smaller, lower occupancy cars for commuting to escape congestion at it's most prevalent time.

That's a big part of the problem--making that more acceptable. Using lots and lots of smaller units is only likely to cause more congestion. They'll still be much too fast, isolate people too much, keep them inactive, etc.

Bear in mind that owning cars doesn't increase congestion or oil dependancy, it's having them on the road.

Arguably, producing lots of things that then get used too little is a good deal more pointless. Already in London, cars just sit around doing nothing most of the time. Car clubs are a good thing as their cars actually get used--often (although of course not all the time) for useful trips. Citygent knows more about that.