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Re:Paris to ‘get rid of 70k parking spaces’ by avianlyric on Friday December 04, 2020 @11:02AM (#25303800)
> It's especially stupid when a downtown of a large city does that - God help anyone who needs city services and lives in the suburbs. (Are you expected to walk for 3 hours? Spend a ton of money on a taxi? There is no bus.)

This is Paris in the EU. Home to the densest (most stations per square mile) metro system in the world.

Trust me, you don’t need a bus, nor will you walk for 3 hours.

Don’t assume that every city in the world lacks resent public transport. That seems to be a uniquely American thing.

Re:Paris to ‘get rid of 70k parking spaces’ by ars on Friday December 04, 2020 @11:10AM (#25303897)
And you think other cities are not talking about doing this?

Also, I've taken public transport in major EU cities. It's a miserable experience compared to less dense city with a car.

It basically discourages me from living in a large city, it's such a terrible experience. Which is, of course, my choice.

But I think lots of people are going to start making that choice.....

Re:Paris to ‘get rid of 70k parking spaces’ by 0xB31B1B on Saturday December 05, 2020 @02:03AM (#25312482)
That’s fine, you are allowed to pay the true unsubsidized market rate cost of operating a car. No one is stopping you, we are just making sure you’re not externalizing the costs.