Comments on: The Black Car Project: Filling the Autovoid http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/19/the-black-car-project-filling-the-autovoid/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bruce Wilkinson http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/19/the-black-car-project-filling-the-autovoid/comment-page-1/#comment-37396 Bruce Wilkinson Fri, 21 Sep 2007 23:01:13 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/19/the-black-car-project-filling-the-autovoid/#comment-37396 You can recycle the car at anytime down the road. Perhaps recycle it when our recycling is much more sophisticated then it is now. Most cars get poorly recycled at best. You can recycle the car at anytime down the road. Perhaps recycle it when our recycling is much more sophisticated then it is now. Most cars get poorly recycled at best.

]]> By: Anonymous from EU http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/19/the-black-car-project-filling-the-autovoid/comment-page-1/#comment-37329 Anonymous from EU Fri, 21 Sep 2007 05:44:36 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/19/the-black-car-project-filling-the-autovoid/#comment-37329 I have a better idea... RECYCLE that piece of crap! I have a better idea… RECYCLE that piece of crap!

]]> By: Bruce Wilkinson http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/19/the-black-car-project-filling-the-autovoid/comment-page-1/#comment-37270 Bruce Wilkinson Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:00:50 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/19/the-black-car-project-filling-the-autovoid/#comment-37270 In front of your building sounds good! Where is that? Now all you need is to find someone to give up their car! The idea is to take a car, a parking space and a driver off the road permanently. The side impact is encouraging other people to drive less, sell their personal vehicles and remind them daily that personal cars are not sustainable. Therefore this should decrease the demand more than the decrease in supply. If you know someone ready to make a political statement out of their car e-mail me or leave a comment on the website! In front of your building sounds good! Where is that? Now all you need is to find someone to give up their car!

The idea is to take a car, a parking space and a driver off the road permanently. The side impact is encouraging other people to drive less, sell their personal vehicles and remind them daily that personal cars are not sustainable. Therefore this should decrease the demand more than the decrease in supply.

If you know someone ready to make a political statement out of their car e-mail me or leave a comment on the website!

]]> By: Mark Fleischmann http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/19/the-black-car-project-filling-the-autovoid/comment-page-1/#comment-37236 Mark Fleischmann Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:54:03 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/19/the-black-car-project-filling-the-autovoid/#comment-37236 Great idea. Just make sure you park the car someplace where it'll displace functioning cars for a good long time! In front of my building would be just about ideal. Great idea. Just make sure you park the car someplace where it’ll displace functioning cars for a good long time! In front of my building would be just about ideal.

]]> By: Ian Turner http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/19/the-black-car-project-filling-the-autovoid/comment-page-1/#comment-37232 Ian Turner Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:04:27 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/19/the-black-car-project-filling-the-autovoid/#comment-37232 Dave --- That thinking is correct, but leads you to silly conclusions. Would you try to buy up all the books in a bookstore to keep other people from reading it? No, because the result of that is only that even more books will be produced. If you bought up all the used cars on the market and buried them, it would raise the price of car ownership and reduce the number of cars on the road --- and would also dramatically increase the number of new cards produced and sold, with all associated externalities. Dave —

That thinking is correct, but leads you to silly conclusions. Would you try to buy up all the books in a bookstore to keep other people from reading it? No, because the result of that is only that even more books will be produced.

If you bought up all the used cars on the market and buried them, it would raise the price of car ownership and reduce the number of cars on the road — and would also dramatically increase the number of new cards produced and sold, with all associated externalities.

]]> By: Dave H. http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/19/the-black-car-project-filling-the-autovoid/comment-page-1/#comment-37230 Dave H. Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:39:11 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/19/the-black-car-project-filling-the-autovoid/#comment-37230 I have no idea what the economics of it (its probably too hypothetical of a question) but to balance the effect of 'boycotting' the auto-industry, by selling your car second-hand you are increasing the supply of cars on the market, thus lowering the entrance price (in other words, allowing someone who might not have bought a car anyhow to buy one). I have no idea what the economics of it (its probably too hypothetical of a question) but to balance the effect of ‘boycotting’ the auto-industry, by selling your car second-hand you are increasing the supply of cars on the market, thus lowering the entrance price (in other words, allowing someone who might not have bought a car anyhow to buy one).

]]> By: Gretel http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/19/the-black-car-project-filling-the-autovoid/comment-page-1/#comment-37227 Gretel Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:17:46 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/19/the-black-car-project-filling-the-autovoid/#comment-37227 "Thinking of getting rid of your car? You could sell it, but that means somebody else is eventually going to drive it on our city's streets, contributing to air pollution and congestion." True, but isn't it generally better that someone (who is determined to buy a car) buy a used car rather than buy a new car? Wouldn't that ultimately be more detrimental to the auto industry? I'd be interested in reading about the economics of that. I would prefer a noncommissioned car be welded into something that no longer resembles an automobile. “Thinking of getting rid of your car? You could sell it, but that means somebody else is eventually going to drive it on our city’s streets, contributing to air pollution and congestion.”

True, but isn’t it generally better that someone (who is determined to buy a car) buy a used car rather than buy a new car? Wouldn’t that ultimately be more detrimental to the auto industry? I’d be interested in reading about the economics of that. I would prefer a noncommissioned car be welded into something that no longer resembles an automobile.

]]> By: Hilary http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/19/the-black-car-project-filling-the-autovoid/comment-page-1/#comment-37225 Hilary Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:01:06 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/19/the-black-car-project-filling-the-autovoid/#comment-37225 Doesn't beat Cadillac Ranch http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/TXAMAcadillac.html Problem is, these just attract people in cars to come look! Doesn’t beat Cadillac Ranch http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/TXAMAcadillac.html

Problem is, these just attract people in cars to come look!

]]> By: Spud Spudly http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/19/the-black-car-project-filling-the-autovoid/comment-page-1/#comment-37223 Spud Spudly Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:32:07 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/19/the-black-car-project-filling-the-autovoid/#comment-37223 Anyone else thinking.... Chia-Car? Anyone else thinking….

Chia-Car?

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