Seattle: Only EV's allowed downtown
September 15th, 2021 at 7:05:07 PM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 | The City of Seattle paid to develop this EV prototype in 1976. They had this crazy idea that they could ban gasoline engines in the downtown and just have EVs. |
September 15th, 2021 at 7:11:40 PM permalink | |
terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11786 |
Their downtown is horrible to drive around Too crowded Too many cars Too little parking and what there is is expensive I just left this morning, thank goodness 1st pic closest lot 2nd pic what I paid 8 blocks away. Reflection is me Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
September 15th, 2021 at 7:12:51 PM permalink | |
Gandler Member since: Aug 15, 2019 Threads: 27 Posts: 4236 | What is considered Seattle downtown where gas is banned? My guess is a few blocks. At the most a square mile (and that is being very liberal). If the goal is to make a more pedestrian friendly downtown in the short term, this is not the worst idea in the world. Some cities already have similar things (even if it is not some arbitrary restriction like the type of engine). Its also a great way to boost public transit. |
September 15th, 2021 at 7:58:51 PM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
The takeaway is that this plan to use EVs was put in place in 1976 when the idea of . I'm not saying it is a bad dream. Many cities in Europe and in Mexico and Canada are thriving because of their gasoline free zones. I am just saying it is a very old dream. San Jose is now 116,100 acres, Seattle is 91,200 acres, and San Francisco is 30,000 acres. Possibly all three of these cities will have a significant percentage off limits to gasoline vehicles by 2030. |