No Privately Owned Cars By 2030?

Hey, look: The executive director of PenTrans (Pennsylvanians for Transportation Solutions. Why only one ‘n’?) says we might not have privately owned cars by 2030.

How well do you think some of these “alternative” modes of travel are doing in Philadelphia?

You have PhillyCarShare where it’s working out so well that you have a private provider coming to Philly to compete with them. You have many market-based solutions to do these kinds of things and conserve energy. It may come a point where in 2030, people aren’t using privately owned cars.

Far out, man. I don’t know; I feel like most of my friends would have a car if (a) there was a place to park it and (b) they could afford one. And some people don’t even drive? Trust me: If they give me a license to drive, they can give anyone a license to drive. Don’t worry: Chances are, you won’t even hit anybody. I’m a bad driver, and even I only hit one person, and it was just with my side mirror.

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