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Re:To stop building heat islands, stop overbuilding parking ... by Tiktaalik on Thursday January 13, 2022 @12:01PM (#29923217)
> Who decides what is "large enough"?

Maybe the market can decide. We could be levying higher prices in taxes on the cars that occupy more space, damage roads more and are more dangerous to pedestrians.

Re:To stop building heat islands, stop overbuilding parking ... by tw04 on Thursday January 13, 2022 @12:25PM (#29923631)
By and large we already do that. The larger vehicles are more expensive, and in most states your tabs are based on the price of the vehicle. If you want to go a step beyond that, I'm sure you'd be able to find some support if it wasn't an outrageous tax. This assumption that because OP doesn't need a large vehicle, nobody has a reason to need one is just silly.

And as I said, it does absolutely nothing to address parking lots.

Re:To stop building heat islands, stop overbuilding parking ... by skeeter2020 on Thursday January 13, 2022 @12:14PM (#29923417)
Let the market decide. Pick a winner in advance and tax the outcome I don't want out of existence. This is about as much market-based policy as your typical politician is maiking science-based policy.