> An average car has a stationary footprint of around 10 m2, a very inefficient use of the scarce space in city centers. A Squad has a footprint of only 2,4 m2, or 1,2 m2 per person. 3 Squads can easily park on 1 car parking spot.
This is the biggest issue in the US in my opinion. I believe Smart cars and just generally smaller cars like the Fiat 500 would have been far more successful if US cities allowed cars under a certain size to be able to park facing the curb and extended other benefits like reserving corner spots near the crosswalks for small cars(to improve daylighting intersections)
Massive ‘cars’ didn’t come out of nowhere. US policies and subsidies at the federal, state and city level all incentivize them at practically every turn.
This is the biggest issue in the US in my opinion. I believe Smart cars and just generally smaller cars like the Fiat 500 would have been far more successful if US cities allowed cars under a certain size to be able to park facing the curb and extended other benefits like reserving corner spots near the crosswalks for small cars(to improve daylighting intersections)
Massive ‘cars’ didn’t come out of nowhere. US policies and subsidies at the federal, state and city level all incentivize them at practically every turn.