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Do it incrementally: Ban parking minimums, so developers stop putting parking lots in their buildings. Tax lots based on their assessed land value and give th
by Pfhreak 6y ago
Do it incrementally:
Ban parking minimums, so developers stop putting parking lots in their buildings.
Tax lots based on their assessed land value and give them credits for providing housing units. Developers will build more units and less parking. Surface lots will close down or dramatically increase rates -- either way, people will find alternatives.
Require transit lanes for all major avenues, and enforce their use.
Increase taxes and spend that money on transit.
Make transit free, which will make it much easier for people to just hop on for their trips.
Invest in trains. Bus rapid transit is kinda terrible, but it could be a stopgap until your trains work well.
- tialaramex 6y ago(Not on the same continent as San Fransisco) When they first sought permission to build the building I live in, it was rejected for too few parking spaces, but by a decade later the penultimate plan was rejected for too many∆. My flat has a space (which I don't use) but some other residents don't get one. Public transit here is excellent, amenities are in walking distance, I can imagine wanting a car if I had kids or was disabled, otherwise it's unnecessary. ∆ the land didn't sit empty, it had a house on it, permission was sought to build a large multi-residence building on that land instead, once that permission was obtained the house was demolished.
- oftenwrong 6y ago>Ban parking minimums, so developers stop putting parking lots in their buildings. SF already took that step: https://www.reubenlaw.com/san-francisco-eliminates-parking-requirements-citywide/ https://www.reubenlaw.com/san-francisco-eliminates-parking-r... Their permitting process is still a mess, based on what I have read, but that is a good start.