Re:How not to create traffic jams: Don’t let people park for...
by knodi123 on Saturday April 08, 2017 @02:44PM
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> Also, as the article points out, there can be considerable latency on arrival, as time may be required to find a place to store the vehicle. With public transport, no time is required on arrival to find parking.
And indeed, cities are starting to acknowledge that, with major public events offering off-site parking, and then public transit for the last several miles. The hybrid solution works great in larger states, although I'm not sure if the same strategy would work in, say, manhattan.
Re:How not to create traffic jams: Don’t let people park for...
by greglindahl on Saturday April 08, 2017 @03:26PM
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Large protests in the DC area have a mix of private and public transit. Lots of folks come in on buses that park at RFK stadium and then take the Metro. People who drive personal cars will frequently use park-n-ride lots at outlying Metro stations.
True only in areas with abundant parking right next to the destination. This is not true in many urban places, where parking might be located some distance away, requiring you or a valet to retrieve the vehicle. Also, as the article points out, there can be considerable latency on arrival, as time may be required to find a place to store the vehicle. With public transport, no time is required on arrival to find parking.
This can even be a problem at places with plenty of parking, like airports, where shuttles are necessary merely to get you from the terminal to the big parking lot.