More than residential parking, I feel that double-parking for deliveries, drop-off/pickup, etc. is a major contributor to traffic and congestion. I like the idea mentioned of flex-zones that can be used for different purposes and perhaps address some of these concerns. Unfortunately, allocating parking spaces is a zero-sum game.
Could New York City Eliminate Free Street Parking?
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#12In New York owning a car is a huge luxury, the city is giving away free real estate to the richest of the rich New Yorkers. Getting rid of free street parking is a great idea.
You must not visit Queens, Bronx or Manhattan beyond 110 very often. They have extensive car ownership. I don't think anyone would call them rich.
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#13Pedestrians and bicyclists spend more than drivers at local businesses in New York City [0].
[0] https://www.transalt.org/sites/default/files/news/reports/20...
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#14If we could do a reset, there's no way people would choose to allocate around half of public space just for cars. And especially when a significant portion of that is space taken up by empty cars that are serving no one. We should abolish almost all street parking in the city.
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#15A must read classing for anyone interested in this topic: The High Cost of Free Parking by Donald Shoup https://www.amazon.com/High-Cost-Free-Parking-Updated/dp/193...
What makes this a must read?
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#16In New York owning a car is a huge luxury, the city is giving away free real estate to the richest of the rich New Yorkers. Getting rid of free street parking is a great idea.
Charging is not going to fix that problem. If anything, the closer you get to charging market rates, the less accessible it becomes to anyone other than the richest of the rich. At least with free parking all vehicle owners are on an equal footing regardless of how much disposable income they have.
Not that I'm advocating free parking. I'm not. But this isn't a good argument against it.
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#17>> "In Chicago, neighborhood parking costs residents $25 a year; in Los Angeles, as much as $34; in Washington, $35; and in Portland, Ore., $75. In Boston, a pass for neighborhood parking is free, but officials are considering charging people with one car $25, and more for second and third cars." The area highlighted in the article is the Upper West Side in Manhattan, which is a primarily residential area and not a c…
Nobody who lives on the Upper West Side is driving to work. They circle looking for spots when they have to move their cars for street cleaning and when the get back Sunday night from their country houses. https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2019/07/05/new-york-is-really-aw...
Car ownership is prevelant everywhere, not just the "rich" neighborhoods. Come visit Harlem, Inwood, Bronx and Queens.
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#18Pedestrians and bicyclists spend more than drivers at local businesses in New York City [0]. [0] https://www.transalt.org/sites/default/files/news/reports/20...
While this is a helpful point, I think it would be nice if this issue were framed more in terms of physical and mental health, not just as a question of how to optimise economic output. We need less cars for almost every possible reason you can think of.
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#19In New York owning a car is a huge luxury, the city is giving away free real estate to the richest of the rich New Yorkers. Getting rid of free street parking is a great idea.
62% of households in Queens and 44% of households in Brooklyn own a vehicle [0].
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#20Pedestrians and bicyclists spend more than drivers at local businesses in New York City [0]. [0] https://www.transalt.org/sites/default/files/news/reports/20...
While this is a helpful point, I think it would be nice if this issue were framed more in terms of physical and mental health, not just as a question of how to optimise economic output. We need less cars for almost every possible reason you can think of.
I want to make a point. There should be no concern that The War on Cars harms the economy of New York City. It is a claim without evidence.