People are the "big rocks" in cities. Housing and businesses for people is more important than storing automobiles.
If there's not enough free street parking, charge more. That's part of what Shoup talked about.
Portland's problem is that they aren't charging enough (or at all) for curb parking.
Re:The Prophet of Parking
by freddie_mercury on Wednesday February 12, 2025 @04:31PM
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If a city offers land for free, what incentive is there to pay for building parking on your property?
Free is always going to outcompete non-free. The answer is to get rid of free on street parking.
Re:The Prophet of Parking
by komboozcha on Wednesday February 12, 2025 @05:31PM
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If only there were other ways to get around in high-density areas that didn't necessitate a private vehicle. Could we all brainstorm some ideas?
I mean, it is portland, and they will do it wrong no matter what, but still; if you expect the people we've been mass producing to handle this well going forward, I've got bad news for you.