I'd like to propose a question.
How do you guys take your sims out of their cars and into public transportation?
It's clear that a well planned network can persuade them, but is that enough?
It seems to me that even with an awesome subway/bus network too much sim will still ride their polluting traffic-jamming automobiles.
That's why I started using traffic restriction lots, and since then everything's better. I know some people that think this is just wrong - since sims don't have a choice, it's pretty much "cheating". However, I feel like this is quite fair: those rich bastards can't pollute our nice city!
What do you guys think?
This is, of course, related to a recent trouble that I've been facing. My traffic restriction system is falling appart. My HOV roads are useless because I've built a city with a lot of avenues, and I just can't control those bastards. Is ther any HOV avenue lot? I can't seem to find it...
And just another thing: Is it possible to completely remove cars from the game? Perhaps with a city ordinance or something like that?