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These comments are more ANGRY about parking than about the housing crisis!!
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That's exactly what car dependency looks like.
Portland, Oregon, of all places, should be very easy to get around without a car (it is one of the most bike-friendly cities in the States).
The fact that parking could be this difficult would immediately signal to me that maybe a car isn't the most appropriate or practical way to get around in my community.
Of course, I'm not sure what kind of cars these people are trying to park. Is it a Mini Cooper or a F150 Tank?
See that's the thing. Not only is this a transit-forward city doing transit-forward zoning, the pictured comments are also just inventing an imagined issue. It's actually not at all difficult to find parking in Portland. It's very easy.
The solution is making every turn of the key a massive adrenaline rush.
I totally agree but even the better part of the states aren't 100% car free. Which unfortunately puts us in this akward transition period where both parking and public transit kinda suck. That in turn does make it hard to win people over
That said my partner and I were able to sell my car and rely solely on her's after moving to the city. I basically never have to drive anymore. So it's definitely making an impact
Growing pains are totally understandable. Some people simply don't want to change or refuse to adapt. I can't be too empathetic for them.
But I wonder how truly real this problem is.
Like, do those residents have four families living under one roof with six cars to park? If so, they really are SOL. No place should have to accommodate that.
If ALL parking was removed, then they really need to contact their representative to find a remedy. Even if local businesses/malls could handle any overflow until this has been sorted out.
But it also makes me wonder if the public was ever consulted, or perhaps they were and the people complaining made not effort to provide input before these plans were put into motion. Who knows?
But car dependency really messes everyone's shit. That's for sure.
Genuinely think car bombs are the solution here, but id blow myself up a hundred times before getting anything to the street.