Whether driving or travelling by Public Transport, my working hours have normally been flexible enough for me to leave early to miss the worst of peak hour, but that is not an option for those with fixed working hours or those who need to drop off and pick up children.

Not always as productive at peak hour though.

Further, I can’t help wonder if we’d reduce traffic considerably if more people were to make use of technology to predict the least congested route. But it’s clear to me most people who make up peak hour traffic are creatures of habit.

It suggests to me that other factors, not just travel time, might have a larger influence on the decision to drive (rather than take other modes), than is usually assumed.

As I discuss here towards the end, drivers don’t see a $2.50 toll in the same way as the “equivalent” $2.50 worth of time. Cash is a stronger deterrent. Maybe it’s a form of optimism bias or loss aversion or something else entirely.

It does make me wonder though if the time savings attributed to road projects are over-valued.

Banning is certainly not overkill.

Many cycling accidents happen in clearly marked bike lanes.

Many of these shopping strips are only 4 lanes width roads and so parking plus a traffic lane, in each direction, means that there is not space for segregated bus/tram lanes.

I am against “free” parking(really paid for by everyone, whether or not they use it)but the cost of parking, I think you will find, has no relation to the accident rate. Clearways put car traffic next to the footpath (with or without cafe/restaurant tables) and that is not so nice for those on the foot path and is almost entirely about getting more cars through.

Banning cars allows more space for a wider footpath, tram/bus only lanes and bike lanes not troubled by cars.