You mention the Zipcar garage. Why doesn't the city build a couple of these garages? Why don't they offer an affordable solution in that respect? What if the

You mention the Zipcar garage. Why doesn't the city build a couple of these garages? Why don't they offer an affordable solution in that respect? What if they got rid of on street parking all together and created more parking garages so that they took up less acres and they could then reuse that street space for more driving lanes or bike lanes or bus lanes etc? They could then have more parking spots in a given geographical area and better public land use overall. I think that affordable and plentiful parking is vital to most downtown areas. Private industry will only put in so much parking themselves to maximize revenue over and above the purpose of the service itself.