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Kelly: Is there a downside? I'm thinking of people trying to find a parking place, for starters.

Horowitz: So we see that in places that have actually eliminated parking minimums, that we see fewer people driving at all and having cars and we see vehicle miles traveled decrease because people can get around via other mechanisms.

Well, now, would you look at that?! If we change the incentives, if we stop incentivizing driving by law, people change their behavior. In this case, they can save a ton of money by not needing a car.

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[–] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 1 points 6 months ago

The infrastructure for walking is actually quite a bit smaller than that for parking cars. The smaller infrastructure might actually allow you to talk from building to building in mere seconds!

Same for bicycles. Bonus: they don't smell, don't pollute, don't make as much noise, you can carry them when broken, etc

Cars are handy for long distances, or for heavy loads. Tho you could use a bakfiets for the latter