FOR a more livable Philippines and a sustainable planet, we need to abandon the car-oriented mindset. The car-oriented mindset believes that people need private motor vehicles to move around efficiently and that roads should be prioritized for cars. This bias is one of the biggest constraints to making progress on issues related to mobility, health, climate change and the environment.
This bias toward greater car use needs to be discarded because it is leading to increased congestion, pollution and carbon emissions. Reliance on private motor vehicles for mobility is also promoting unhealthy lifestyles and poorer health outcomes. Attracting people toward increased car use keeps us on a downward, destructive spiral; instead, we need to make walking, cycling and public transport attractive choices for moving around every city.
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