[colinshark]

The car of the future fixes many of the problems, and it fits right into existing infrastructure. Think autonomous electric single/dual occupant taxis (2+ per lane).

We are still a ways off, but this is where things are headed.

We might not need the parking, but the roads will be useful.

[hrktb]

This piece is centered on congestion and moving from a place to another, but the discussion on how to manage cars in a city extend beyond that 'moving' part.

Roads are also the target of a lot of rethinking, and the model where whole blocks of the city are completely closed to motorized circulation got traction in a few big cities already.