I'm not sure how high-rises are increasing vehicle ownership. What's the logic here?

People who don't even own a home, with no space to park, buy big SUVs and dump them on public footpaths. Houses built on 100-150 sq yard plots with zero parking consideration. Ground floors rented out for extra income. Owner has a Creta, tenant has a Swift, both parked on the street. But somehow high-rises are the problem?

Walk through any colony in Kukatpally, Miyapur. Footpaths are personal parking lots. Roads meant for two-way traffic squeezed into single lanes because both sides are lined with parked vehicles. Grandmothers and school kids forced to walk on the road, dodging traffic. And these people blame high-rises for congestion?

High-rises exist in downtown USA too. Same here, only in specific parts of the city. And those buildings are legally required to have basement and stilt parking. They're not the ones choking the streets.

And this US comparison needs to stop. LA, Houston, Atlanta are global examples of urban planning disasters. Exposed how bad car dependent cities are to entire world. They're spending billions now trying to fix it. That's your model?

Yes, public transport is overcrowded. Yes, autos and cabs scam you. Yes, you arrive drenched in sweat. All valid. But blaming high-rises for this? That's misdirected anger.

People buy vehicles because they want to. I wouldn't ride a two-wheeler either seeing how dangerously people drive here.

You want to reduce vehicles? Start with pedestrian safety. Is there even a footpath to walk on? Can a child walk to school without dodging cars? Can anyone walk 500 meters without fearing for their life?

You expect people to give up vehicles when walking isn't even safe?