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In other countries we just build car-free neighborhoods instead. Street parking is forbidden and driving is only allowed for deliveries and only in walking speed. Build such a neighbourhood around a subway station and a convenience store and people without cars will come. No one wants to own a car if the next parking spot is further away than the train station.
But if my street is open for everyone else to drive through, of course I'll demand a car for myself as well.
This is generally a bad idea in most cities. It's downright crazy in New York.
Only ~1 in 5 New Yorkers even own a title to a car. These policies very much create a demand for cars that wouldn't exist otherwise. The lot in question is across the street from a stop on one of NYC's main subway lines, and within 5 blocks of a major transit hub.
New Yorkers need to pressure their council members to push back on these policies. I'm sure that developers have the opposite ear of representatives and are also asking for an end to such rules. Representatives need to know that they are hurting, not sheltering, their constituents by resisting change. All of this money could be going to public transit improvements instead.
Abolish Parking Mandates! Get involved locally:
https://www.climatechangemakers.org/playbook-parking-mandates/
Turn them to parks instead.
I bet Zohran wouldn’t let this shit slide
