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Re:Maps show how parking lots “eat” U.S. cities by seanmcdirmid on Saturday April 01, 2023 @12:00AM (#35396971)
If parking were the only problem, you could call it solved in places where taxis are cheap and ubiquitous, which might happen in the developed world with self driving cars.

But ya, if we could eliminate parking, we have some more space for some nice things, but having lived it, it doesn’t solve the main problem at all if private transportation is still viable.

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Re:Maps show how parking lots “eat” U.S. cities by xracy on Saturday April 01, 2023 @12:21AM (#35397102)
> but having lived it, it doesn't solve the main problem at all if private transportation is still viable.

I'm having trouble parsing that sentence, could you clarify?

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Re:Maps show how parking lots “eat” U.S. cities by seanmcdirmid on Saturday April 01, 2023 @01:24AM (#35397403)
It is possible for private personal transport to be viable without parking, and in that case, we can still run 80th the too many cars/not enough road problem.
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Re:Maps show how parking lots “eat” U.S. cities by xracy on Saturday April 01, 2023 @02:54AM (#35397868)
ah, okay. My counter, if this only solves one of the problems (parking), why would we prefer that over public transit which solves 2 problems.
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Re:Maps show how parking lots “eat” U.S. cities by seanmcdirmid on Saturday April 01, 2023 @10:25AM (#35400538)
Personal transport is convenient. I admit to changing my schedule to super early in the morning and leaving work at 3 just so I could take a taxi rather than deal with the subway due to Beijing’s harsh traffic jams. It wasn’t the right choice for society, but it was the right choice for me.
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Re:Maps show how parking lots “eat” U.S. cities by xracy on Saturday April 01, 2023 @05:19PM (#35404174)
Good public transit is convenient. Ask anyone in any city with good public transit how they commute. Trains and buses that run all day consistently are even cheaper and more convenient to plan around.

"[A developed city isn't one where poor people take cars but where rich people take public transit.]"

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