The force that shapes everything around us: Parking
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Re: The force that shapes everything around us: Parking
#2us should probably be capitalized in the title, (i.e. US)
Re: The force that shapes everything around us: Parking
#3us should probably be capitalized in the title, (i.e. US)
Well, its not capitalized in the article title, nor does capitalizing it make sense in context, and the original title makes sense just fine. So no?
Re: The force that shapes everything around us: Parking
#4us should probably be capitalized in the title, (i.e. US)
Also Canada, the UK, many parts of Europe...
Car-centricity may be worse in the US, but it's not unique to the US.
Re: The force that shapes everything around us: Parking
#5Come to the Netherlands. Sell your car. Buy a bike.
A car is not really a status symbol here. Its more like a liability.
Re: The force that shapes everything around us: Parking
#6I think you need to go one level deeper: People needing to move non-trivial distances for periodic tasks shapes everything. Cars, and thus car parking, come about because of this need.
Even before cars existed, roads and parking (such as hitching posts and stables) still existed because people needed to move.
And even bicycles (electric or not) need parking too. There are startups dedicated to creating automated bike parking garages to limit theft.
Re: The force that shapes everything around us: Parking
#7us should probably be capitalized in the title, (i.e. US)
It's the word "us," not an abbreviation.
Re: The force that shapes everything around us: Parking
#8I think you need to go one level deeper: People needing to move non-trivial distances for periodic tasks shapes everything. Cars, and thus car parking, come about because of this need. Even before cars existed, roads and parking (such as hitching posts and stables) still existed because people needed to move. And even bicycles (electric or not) need parking too. There are startups dedicated to creating automated bike…
Why do I need to go to the mall? Because there is no retail zoning closer to my home.
Re: The force that shapes everything around us: Parking
#9Come to the Netherlands. Sell your car. Buy a bike. A car is not really a status symbol here. Its more like a liability.
For what percentage of people in rural or suburban America do you think "move to the Netherlands" is a realistic suggestion?
Re: The force that shapes everything around us: Parking
#10What else can be done? Universal lot sharing agreements, shared parking, and annulling reserved parking stipulations.
Especially the later is a structural factor in the oversupply of parking. It's the parking equivalent of circuit-switching networks - which naturally results in the oversupply of circuits. Mutatis mutandis for all things parking.
If one is to admit that these played a role in the oversupply of parking, then it's imperative to annul them to make progress towards right-sizing parking supply.