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Public opinion is a bit irrelevant though, we don't live in a majoritarian world. The rights of the minority need to be respected too, and includes commuters.

This is, of course, merely a "framing" sleight-of-hand.

The streets are a public space; and that space is a limited resource. Cars should indeed be accommodated. But because they have the potential to do great harm, and because they have a history of driving other users out of the public spaces into which they're permitted, it's simply wrong to cast them as some persecuted minority class that needs protection. Their use drives out other users: bicyclists are the obvious example. They've taken over broad streets, and relegated pedestrians to narrow sidewalks, at least where there are sidewalks. After steady expansion of the role of the auto, they've become a perfect example of the "tyranny of the minority."

Cars have a place in the city--a severely curtailed and highly regulated place.

by oboe on Mar 29, 2012 4:14 pm • link • report

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