Re:If You Can’t Ban Cars Downtown, Take Away Parking Spaces
by rayiner on Saturday June 24, 2017 @01:10PM
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This rant isn't true at all. Philly is a good example of a city where there are tons of affordable neighborhoods along extensive commuter train lines.
Re:If You Can’t Ban Cars Downtown, Take Away Parking Spaces
by icebraining on Saturday June 24, 2017 @01:05PM
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Which height limits are there in Oslo?
Re:If You Can’t Ban Cars Downtown, Take Away Parking Spaces
by closeparen on Saturday June 24, 2017 @01:12PM
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I'm talking about bringing the same thing to American cities, as many in this thread advocate. Outside of a few, a building over 5-10 stories is seen as a big deal and neighbors will fight it tooth and nail.
As you get your way and the richest drivers lose their transport options, pressure on rents in walking distance from offices will skyrocket.
Middle and working class suburbanites, who don't have that option, are simply screwed. You propose to make cities exclusively for their urban residents, fuck anyone who needs a car to keep their travel time reasonable. Maybe some middle class people will be willing to suffer through on buses to visit occasionally.
(Good public transit like rail just becomes an extension of the city, and living near it becomes as unaffordable as living in the city center. Only shitty transit is accessible from affordable housing).
Raise height limits. We can address those who are drivers by choice (rather than economic necessity) once a below-median family can comfortably afford 3 bedrooms in a high-rise near transit.