Strong retro-1980s vibe on the designs for the Mickey & Friends Parking Structure at the Disneyland Resort. Bonus points for the use of the Jiminy Cricket Recycling Icon. #TrashCanTuesday
These U.S. Cities Have More Parking Lots Than Housing - They paved paradise again and again and again.
by Frank Jacobs, Big Think May 17, 2024
"...On average, about one-fifth of all land in city centers is dedicated to parking. But what’s the actual harm being done by all that parking space? For one, city centers that are more “parkable” become less walkable. In other words, fewer things are casually accessible.
...Americans’ attitude toward driving is changing. The share of high school seniors with a driving license has dropped from 85.3% in 1996 to 71.5% in 2015. The rise of shared, multi-modal, and (soon, they keep promising us) autonomous mobility will further reduce the need for driver’s licenses, individual cars, and massive parking facilities in city centers.
Perhaps it’s time for American cities to become denser, more lived-in, more walkable—and less “parkable.”
Conversation with a man in my street.
Him: “this isn’t a legal parking spot, is it?” (hopeful tone of voice)
Me: “if it covers any part of the driveway, no, it’s not”
Him: “Including the red part?” (Of the curb)
Me: “Uh, yeah.”
(Duh. You’re literally asking if the red means no… it means no, dude) #sfba#parking#SFBay
Me, not saying: “I saw someone the other day taking pics of a car that was parked over the red area and better than you are so they could report it, so I wouldn’t park there”
Alors, je vous explique : je livre souvent à la Cité internationale à #Lyon et c'est très dur de se garer, ou alors il faut payer très cher.
J'aurais besoin que vous m'aidiez à trouver une place de #parking bien placée et visible pour qu'on ne me vole pas mon #camion. Pas besoin d'une très grande place hein, juste ce qu'il faut.
Vous avez carte blanche !
Good example of how folks focus on houseless people taking up public property while ignoring how housed people do.
This house has been doing construction for months. The sidewalk (sometimes), public parking, and public parkway have been blocked. Now part of the cycle lane is as well.
Just discovered one of my coworkers who drives to work actually gets here an hour early just to find a #parking spot. Says he just sits and waits for work to start. Claims to need a #car because the train takes too long. #carbrain#Brooklyn
Everyone who walks or bikes to the grocery store is paying for this #parking structure that drivers get for free. Basically the opposite of a #carbonTax.
The Sen̓áḵw development sounds amazing, and because of my recent obsession I've looked a little more into the parking situation. It's "being designed as a car-lite minimal parking development with roughly 600 vehicle parking stalls for 6,000 residents, with an emphasis on transit and active transportation including a transit hub, new bus stops and thousands of secured bike parking spaces." https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/senakw-kits-point/widgets/144177/faqs#AffordableHousing#Indigenous#Parking
The city of Stamford opened a massive new parking garage right next to the city's main train station. Now, just two weeks into its life, it is filled to capacity.
This is a basic lesson in induced demand, a concept that planners have understood for decades. It also highlights the inadequacy of the city's transit, bike infrastructure, and pedestrian infrastructure. The only way to solve traffic is giving people alternatives to driving.
“What would your course of action be if you saw a healthy, #able-bodied individual get out of a vehicle that they just parked in a #handicapped#parking space?”
“A number of people close to me have invisible #disabilities. They look healthy and able-bodied, but they’re really not. Their conditions are just as real and disabling as those of anyone who needs a #cane, a #walker, or a #wheelchair to get around. And their #physicians agree, which is why they’re authorized to park in handicapped spaces. Unless you have the appropriate #medical training and have conducted a thorough examination, you have no grounds to dispute this.
“So if your course of action is to challenge them, shout at them, threaten them, or demand that they prove to your satisfaction that they’re “really” disabled … my healthy, able-bodied course of action will be to introduce you to what #disability feels like, up close and personal. That process won’t be fun for you, but you’ll have a much greater understanding afterward, for whatever remains of your miserable life.”
Usually I try really hard to avoid being Internet Tough Guy, but there are times it’s the only possible response. Speak the language your audience understands.
The #WheeliePeeps are sick and tired of people taking their #parking spots. After commiserating, they decide to do what they do best – #RaiseHell! Things get heated when some unassuming government employees show up to work to find their parking lot has been overtaken by 100s of #wheelchairs.