>>19717331980s-90s Paris was one of the most polluted and traffic-clogged cities in the world. Picrel is Rue de Rivoli, 1988 and today. This change, along with pedestrianizing the banks of the Seine and other changes to promote bike/scooter use over cars as another example, started in 2014 under Mayor Hidalgo.
Barcelona was similar in the '90s until biking infrastructure was expanded in the 2000s, with bike trips per weekday increasing 6x over the next 15 years.
I'll also call out Budapest, I was there in 2019 and despite the coverage of the subway and tram system, without fail the main thoroughfares in and out of the city were gridlocked with cars. Most of the riverfront is just wasted on commuting drivers.
>>1971738You're the one claiming there's orders of magnitude difference in rail demand between Texas's 3 biggest cities and the NEC cities. You weren't pulling that out of your ass were you? If you didn't, surely you can post your actual numbers. Should be easy, considering there's almost 30 flights a day connecting Houston and Dallas alone. Hell, The triangle is the reason Southwest Airlines exists in the first place.
>>1971742Just take the L anon. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that that's what you actually meant, but MOST cities are like that. It's not an impediment to intercity rail. Just look at Rome, Paris, Lyon, Toulouse, Washington DC, London, Birmingham, Manchester, Berlin, Munich, Madrid, Seville, the list goes on.
