CAR centrism is the mistaken notion that cities should prioritize the flow of cars. It permeates Philippine urban and transportation planning, traffic management and even how our government spends. It is also one of the main causes of our mobility, health and environmental crises, affecting each and every Filipino. It is time to discard car-centric mindsets and decision-making.
The car-centric mindset sees roads congested with cars and concludes that more roads are needed. Behind this is also the perception that other options such as walking, cycling and public transport are unsafe, inadequate, inconvenient, difficult or unreliable. Car ownership has become an aspiration of many Filipinos who have to endure stressful daily commutes — it is regarded as the only way to achieve safe and dignified travel. The car-centric mindset is taking us in the wrong direction.
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