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Here in Cambridge the city is making a concerted effort to get rid of surface parking lots. Most new construction is putting parking underground, so actually us
by Finnucane 10y ago
Here in Cambridge the city is making a concerted effort to get rid of surface parking lots. Most new construction is putting parking underground, so actually useful structures can go over the space. Cambridge is a very small city with good access to public transit, walkable, and fairly bike-friendly. There's no need at all to waste valuable acreage on car storage.
- Steltek 10y agoYup, Cambridge pursues it pretty aggressively. The policies started off as something different though: https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/81630 https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/81630 In summary, Cambridge's parking expansions were frozen in the 70's to help bring car pollution under control.
- cardiffspaceman 10y agoIn California, one way space is wasted is with free parking in parking lots attached to businesses. The business wants to reserve the lot for its own customers for various reasons. In the limit they hire guards to keep people from using the lot for nearby businesses. Paid parking would allow one to park once and visit a few places that were within walking distance of each other.