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The high cost of free parking
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A Vox explainer on how mandatory parking minimums and free parking impose hidden costs on cities. It draws on Donald Shoup's work and gives the history of parking requirements.
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HN links it as a concise explanation of why free parking is not really free and how parking rules shape cities.
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In some cases it does not impede public right of way; but it has a much deeper, longer term, insidious cost. [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗Even reducing the number of free parking spots would help. IMHO free parking isn't actually free: [VIDEO] . The company I work for is building a large new parking structure in my office because people have complained about parking for so long. Do they offer transit options? No. It seems shortsighted. EDIT: I see you are being downvoted. I assume that's because of your "charge tolls" recommendation. Most folks I talk to think they "pay their fare share" with taxes and roads. They are surprised that road and gas taxes only pay for about half: [LINK]
Read original comment ↗Government hasn't historically been the one building parking spots. See the history around mandatory parking minimums, like from this video from Vox: [VIDEO]
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