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November 12, 2005
Cars in the City
D will probably be thrilled about this plan to charge drivers for driving in Manhattan. He has been talking about a car-free city for years. And as much as I get a rush from driving in New York (I like the no-rules, anything-goes, agressive driving, but don't worry Mom, I participate in SAFE ways, really), there are too many cars in the city. There's just no room. And the air quality is bad enough. If we could improve the bus system and get rid of some cars, we'd have a plan worth considering. Oh, and let's introduce Smart Cars! Please? I love those things. Mom and I came across one in the SAFE: Design Takes On Risk exhibit at MoMA and it was adorable. In Rome, we found whole blocks of Smart Cars parked vertically (as in, not bumper-to-bumper, but side to side since they're short enough to do that).
One more thing while we're on the subject of cars in the city -- there's a new car service that uses hybrids only: OZOcar. Seems a little high-end for us, but maybe there will be a lower-end spin-off. We've seen a few VW car services around -- so there's definitely interested in our neighborhood in non-Lincoln Town Car options.
Posted by csageday at November 12, 2005 12:40 PM