Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph

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I believe there are two things that are done to disincentivize driving.  First, driver's bear much more of the cost of driving than they do here.  Whether you call that disincentivizing or simply being fair, I'm not sure, but either way, it makes driving far less attractive because a huge part of the cost is no longer paid by "other people".

Second, cars are often banned from city centers etc.

But generally yes, attracting to transit is a better option.  Just as we've done with driving for 50 years.

I have a travel budget that pays for the car, so cost wasn't an issue in my case. Also, while many streets city center streets are closed, you can easily get rather close to the center. Additionally there is plenty of well advertised parking near it, which includes live updates as to the number of free spaces available in each location.