tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008568241665831715.post2497714764989143747..comments2024-01-25T07:47:23.112-06:00Comments on Hi / Zeph / 400: Preparing for the zero-carbon highway...and parking lotMike Hickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15257599090818492294noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008568241665831715.post-34204865257814207082016-01-25T12:20:23.799-06:002016-01-25T12:20:23.799-06:00There’s an interesting divide (roughly) between ur...There’s an interesting divide (roughly) between urban people and transportation people about self-driving cars. Urbanists argue that they’ll be a boon for cities, whereas transportation people note that if self-driving cars decrease the cost of driving as radically as claimed then people will have less trouble driving longer distances (with the added benefit that one can do something else in transit). I tend towards the latter view, and think in part the urbanist enthusiasm for self-driving cars is an attempt to consciously shape the discourse in a way that won’t reinforce suburbanization and sprawl. I have a hard time thinking that will be enough, though, especially given the amount of sprawl already built into the American landscape.Beta Magellannoreply@blogger.com