"Maps show how a lack of forward planning, well-structured free parking and public link-transport cause retroactively developed parking to be a commodity that i

"Maps show how a lack of forward planning, well-structured free parking and public link-transport cause retroactively developed parking to be a commodity that is valued higher than a business sector nobody can drive to" The rest of the world fixes this by banning cars in these areas, making it a nice place to be, providing out-of-town link-transport (eg Park & Ride) for people driving in. The car is eating US cities but only because people don't have a better option.