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These maps provide graphic evidence of how parking lots “eat” U.S. cities: https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/parking-lots-eat-american-cities/ https://bigthink.
by thelastgallon 3y ago
These maps provide graphic evidence of how parking lots “eat” U.S. cities: https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/parking-lots-eat-american-cities/ https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/parking-lots-eat-american-...
America has paid a steep price for parking:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36197206 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36197206
The force that shapes everything around us: Parking: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36758355 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36758355
Parking Laws Are Strangling America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUNXFHpUhu8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUNXFHpUhu8
Austin Preparing To End Parking Mandates Citywide in 2023: https://austin.towers.net/austin-preparing-to-end-parking-mandates-citywide-in-2023/ https://austin.towers.net/austin-preparing-to-end-parking-ma...
- readthenotes1 3y agoHow much of that is free though? Especially in the urban areas, parking is very expensive and I assume the city (and people) benefit.
- Gigachad 3y agoCities usually spend a lot more to provide that parking than they make back.
- coffeedan 3y agoMost cities have free street parking, at least overnight.
- JambalayaJim 3y agoParking in urban areas is often a net negative; I.e the motorist doesn’t contribute as much to the local economy as the negative externality they accrue.
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