Car-centric planning refers to urban planning practices that favor private cars as the main mode of travel in cities and overlook the significance and necessity of walking, biking, and public transportation. The impact of car-centric planning has been widely studied and discussed before. In this article published in Medium ("From car-centric to people-centric street mapping"), footpath.ai CEO and co-founder, Dr. Meead Saberi, articulates the extent to which car-centric planning has influenced street mapping over the past few decades and how the street mapping landscape is changing toward a more inclusive and people-centric practice.
Read the full Medium article here: "From car-centric to people-centric street mapping" by footpath.ai CEO and co-founder, Dr. Meead Saberi.