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Are you suggesting that because cyclists are annoying, parking ordinances and laws should be ignored?

• pxmpxm 4y ago
  • ch4s3 4y ago
    This is a pretty dismissive take. The city could easily designate unloading zones in lieu of a parking space or town in the middle of most blocks. Don’t forget, bike lanes are also used for deliveries.
    • pxmpxm 4y ago
      Vast majority of space, especially around the Manhattan and the dense part of Brooklyn and Bronx already is commercial unloading only Mon-Fri, yet the dynamic I mentioned is common place. Again high density implies shortage of space - you want groceries and bike/car lanes, but only get to pick one of the two.
      • ch4s3 4y ago
        > already is commercial unloading only Mon-Fri I’m aware. That’s why people are advocating enforcing the law.
      • mjhay 4y ago
        It is possible to get groceries without a car in New York. You are really ignoring the huge opportunity cost of land that is widespread personal car use in NYC - people just tend to ignore how much land that really is because they are so used to it*. Delivery trucks wouldn't be a problem if there were a lot less cars, but cars are sarcosanct in America. [*] The story of the original Sim City comes to mind. They originally were going to show parking lots, etc, but realized all this infrastructure actually made it look stupid and empty.
        • pxmpxm 4y ago
          Well of course it is, either a delivery truck unloads it to your local bodega, or an an amazon car unloads it to your doorstep. Again during the workweek, vast majority of street parking is only open to those two options, yet double parking is common place.