> In the US, between 50 and 60 percent of the downtowns of many cities are dedicated to parking alone. This is the part I find the craziest about American citi

> In the US, between 50 and 60 percent of the downtowns of many cities are dedicated to parking alone. This is the part I find the craziest about American cities. You are using some of the most valuable parcels of real estate in your country as parking lots! Part of the reason seems to be that you guys have too much land anyway, so those parcels aren't that valuable. Because if they really were prime real estate, somebody would have discovered that it's more profitable to move the parking underground and build (apartments|condos|shops|offices) above. If you insist on wasting land on above-ground parking lots, at least put some solar panels or something similarly useful on top.