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I don't think it is a fair assumption to say that reducing the number of available parking spots will automatically mean it is harder to find parking. If there
by cortesoft 5y ago
I don't think it is a fair assumption to say that reducing the number of available parking spots will automatically mean it is harder to find parking. If there are fewer parking spots available, fewer people will try to drive and park there. There is an induced demand that more parking spaces provides.
Now, will that mean less people in the area? Maybe, or maybe they will use alternative transportation.
- anamax 5y ago> There is an induced demand that more parking spaces provides. Increased parking does not increase demand, it satisfies more of the demand that has always been there.
- cortesoft 5y agoWhat makes you so sure of that? Parking inducing demand is pretty well accepted in the urban planning community: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-12/study-the-strongest-evidence-yet-that-abudant-parking-causes-more-driving https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-12/study-the...
- anamax 5y agoThey're not measuring demand. They're measuring usage. Ticket sales don't tell you how many people didn't go to Disneyland because the tickets cost too much.