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If you live somewhere so dense that there is no off-road parking then why do you have a car in the first place?

by chrisseaton 5y ago

asdff 5y ago
It's not density that makes this happen in the U.S., but age. Old streetcar era suburbs didn't have driveways or garages. I've lived in neighborhoods entirely made of single family homes with hardly any off street parking. It was terrible coming home after 6pm. Ironically, if you live in a dense area of the U.S., your building probably has a parking spot for you in the garage as most apartment builds since the 60s included parking.
voidfunc 5y ago
Because having a car is nice and convenient? Its great and all to be able to take the subway to a bar but the subway doesn’t get me to my golf club, the beach, the mountains etc.
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- chrisseaton 5y ago
  > Because having a car is nice and convenient? But it's not convenient if you have to park on the street... because there's nowhere to charge. That's the point.
  - voidfunc 5y ago
    Which is why I have an ICE and will continue to have an ICE... which is exactly the point: EV's are not convenient and they will not work for a large number of us.
    - kolinko 5y ago
      Within a few years you will have dedicated parking spots with chargers on every other street corner, so it won’t really be an issue. In Warsaw city center there is a such a public parking spot every 300-500 meters or so, where you can park for free as well if you have an electric. Those will get even more common as electrics get more popular. The only issue is if you tend to leave your car unused for extended periods of time.
    - Johnny555 5y ago
      As demand for gasoline drops, more gas stations (which are already declining) will close. As time goes on, it will be more and more convenient to charge an EV than to drive half way across town to a gas station.

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If you live somewhere so dense that there is no off-road parking then why do you have a car in the first place?

by chrisseaton 5y ago

If you live somewhere so dense that there is no off-road parking then why do you have a car in the first place?

asdff 5y ago
It's not density that makes this happen in the U.S., but age. Old streetcar era suburbs didn't have driveways or garages. I've lived in neighborhoods entirely made of single family homes with hardly any off street parking. It was terrible coming home after 6pm. Ironically, if you live in a dense area of the U.S., your building probably has a parking spot for you in the garage as most apartment builds since the 60s included parking.
voidfunc 5y ago
Because having a car is nice and convenient? Its great and all to be able to take the subway to a bar but the subway doesn’t get me to my golf club, the beach, the mountains etc.
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- chrisseaton 5y ago
  > Because having a car is nice and convenient? But it's not convenient if you have to park on the street... because there's nowhere to charge. That's the point.
  - voidfunc 5y ago
    Which is why I have an ICE and will continue to have an ICE... which is exactly the point: EV's are not convenient and they will not work for a large number of us.
    - kolinko 5y ago
      Within a few years you will have dedicated parking spots with chargers on every other street corner, so it won’t really be an issue. In Warsaw city center there is a such a public parking spot every 300-500 meters or so, where you can park for free as well if you have an electric. Those will get even more common as electrics get more popular. The only issue is if you tend to leave your car unused for extended periods of time.
    - Johnny555 5y ago
      As demand for gasoline drops, more gas stations (which are already declining) will close. As time goes on, it will be more and more convenient to charge an EV than to drive half way across town to a gas station.