Musing from recent neighborhood walks. Notably: counting single occupancy vehicles (SOVs) entering and exiting the city during rush hour. Surely, some of these are coming from — and going to — similar areas of the metro. There has to be a better way. And, they're all driving increasingly-large SUVs, too.
Bigger, heavier cars. More inefficient, wasted space.
There is much we can glean from a basic neighborhood wander. This is one such observation; what is one of yours?
We discuss:
00:00 Observations from neighborhood walks, amongst rush hour commuters.
04:27 The inefficiency of single occupancy vehicles.
11:28 The exploding popularity of larger vehicles in the U.S. (SUVs, trucks, etc.).
16:44 More on inefficiencies in American cities.
21:30 What have you noticed in your neighborhood?
For context:
U.S. commuter data(via CSIS).
Market share by vehicle type, 1975-2021 (via Center for Sustainable Systems, University of Michigan).
Cost of empty airline seats (via Forbes).
Most popular vehicle type in each state (via iSeeCars).
