Everywhere we should start changing parking charges to "by the foot". The longer your car is the more you need to pay. That will incentivize smaller, safer cars for people that don't really have any need for something big.

[–] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (26 children)

While still punishing larger families that absolutely need the space. I'm not against the concept generally speaking but we need to consider those kinds of ramifications. Low income families can be large too, afterall. Not even talking about with kids - many families have the grandparents/cousins/etc. around as well.

[–] yamsham@lemm.ee 18 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Cars are not the only way to move people around. They are, however, the worst way to move people around. Take a bus and/or train, and you’ll never have to worry about parking again.

In response, more and more of our streets can be reclaimed for pedestrians spaces, adding walking/biking paths, adding greenery, adding outdoor patios, etc, instead of it all just going to ever increasingly large and crowded parking spaces and One More Lane™

[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 8 points 9 months ago

As an avid fan of Cities Skylines, buses are not the answer. Give me a decent metro system.

The other issues is that I don’t mind people taking away lanes as long as they present other alternatives. Currently, my area is taking away a lane WITHOUT giving me an alternative.

[–] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 3 points 9 months ago

I never said cars are the only way to move around. I’m just saying we need to think through this a little bit. I agree with the idea for the most part.

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