So you want the city to freely give public space for your private vehicle?
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Tweak@feddit.uk 4 months ago
Said councils need to provide adequate parking, and ensure that future developments have such.
Nyfure@kbin.social 4 months ago
FatLegTed@feddit.uk 4 months ago
Yes, Because I am entitled. So there. Peasant.
admiralteal@kbin.social 4 months ago
Why do city governments need to provide free storage for private vehicles in public spaces, now?
It is not financially nor geometrically sustainable. It is a wealth transfer from the poorer to the richer. People who want cars can store them on their own property.
Tweak@feddit.uk 4 months ago
Private vehicles are owned by members of the public. The public pay taxes.
It not being “geometrically sustainable” is the result of poor planning - which the government is responsible for.
admiralteal@kbin.social 4 months ago
Everything is owned by members of the public. That is not a clever argument.
There's no reason to be subsidizing this. It is not necessary nor helpful for the health of the city.
Not being geometrically sustainable means that a city with good planning doesn't lean into it. It's not the "result of poor planning" that's idiotic. You can't change the laws of geometry with planning. Cars are an inefficient and ineffective transportation plan outside of the countryside and cities should only support them the bare minimum necessary while encouraging other forms as primary - subsidizing them by providing free/mandatory parking is leaps and bounds beyond the bare minimum and can put the death sustainable urban growth.
When in the midst of a housing crisis we should not be devoting city resources to these intensely inefficient, regressive uses.
RobotToaster@mander.xyz 4 months ago
That would hurt the number of little boxes their developer cousins can build though.
admiralteal@kbin.social 4 months ago
Why are city governments obliged to provide storage for private vehicles on the public dime?
Tweak@feddit.uk 4 months ago
Because the private vehicles are owned by members of the public, and the public pay tax to the government. They’re also obligated to plan cities appropriately, rather than blame the problems on mistakes of past governments.
byroon@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Councils need to provide public transport, and support walking and cycling
Tweak@feddit.uk 4 months ago
Sure, and the government needs to regulate the public transport industry such that they stop structuring their businesses so they can squirrel their profits away using Hollywood-style accounting. But, failing that, councils need to plan cities appropriately.
Even London, which has decent public transport, has decent space for parking.