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They've done this to our city center. Last time I visited (half a year ago) most of the shops and restaurants had gone out of business and they're contemplating turning the café/mall area into apartments.
Meanwhile, during the same period of time, a huge car mall has started sprawling on the city edge. It's a huge shame really. Used to be a very pleasant area to visit and walk around.
Nowadays it's either take the bus (30+ minutes once every half hour), the bike (30 minutes if the weather is ok and you work up a sweat) or hope there's parking and pay exorbitant rates (10 minutes).
I used to commute to work via public transit, until they put fees on the commuter parking by the train station as well. Slightly more expensive to drive all the way, but way faster (1/2 the time).
So... yeah. The "fuck cars" attitude of my municipality turned me from someone who travels by foot, bike, bus, train and car into someone who travels almost exclusively by car. I need a car, the rest is optional.
...yeah, i tried the public transit thing for awhile and not only spent at least as much money but also increased my commute by four to six times: totally unsustainable, mostly due to anti-infrastructure politics...
...wherever urban real estate is driven by speculative capitalism, walkable neighborhoods are a luxury reserved for the upper class...