The Most Expensive Parking Space in the World
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New York enacted congestion pricing to get people to use subway but raised subway tolls and reduced service to save money for "future capital expenditures". Not sure about you but aren't this backward You should be improving service to get people to switch to mass transit instead of tax people to get them to switch to mass transit and then tax them for taking mass transit
Date: 2024-01-21
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KJSvitko
Expensive parking spaces for cars is one big reason why so many people look to other modes of transportation
Bicycles, ebikes, electric cargo bicycles, robo taxis and escooters are great options for last mile, short distance travel.
Reduced transportation costs, parking expense and fossil fuels free transportation.
Cities need to do more to encourage people to ride bicycles by providing SAFE, PROTECTED BIKE LANES and trails. Every adult and child should own a bicycle and ride it regularly. Bicycles are healthy exercise and fossil fuels free transportation. Electric bicycles are bringing many older adults back to cycling. Ride to work, ride to school, ride for health or ride for fun. Children should be able to ride a bicycle to school without having to dodge cars and trucks. Separated and protected bike lanes are required. It will also make the roads safer for automobile drivers. Transportation planners and elected officials need to encourage people to walk, bike and take public transportation. Healthy exercise and fossil fuels free transportation. In the future cities will be redesigned for people not cars. Crazy big parking lots will be transformed with solar canopies generating free energy from the sun.
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Expensive parking spaces for cars is one big reason why so many people look to other modes of transportation
Bicycles, ebikes, electric cargo bicycles, robo taxis and escooters are great options for last mile, short distance travel.
Reduced transportation costs, parking expense and fossil fuels free transportation.
Cities need to do more to encourage people to ride bicycles by providing SAFE, PROTECTED BIKE LANES and trails. Every adult and child should own a bicycle and ride it regularly. Bicycles are healthy exercise and fossil fuels free transportation. Electric bicycles are bringing many older adults back to cycling. Ride to work, ride to school, ride for health or ride for fun. Children should be able to ride a bicycle to school without having to dodge cars and trucks. Separated and protected bike lanes are required. It will also make the roads safer for automobile drivers. Transportation planners and elected officials need to encourage people to walk, bike and take public transportation. Healthy exercise and fossil fuels free transportation. In the future cities will be redesigned for people not cars. Crazy big parking lots will be transformed with solar canopies generating free energy from the sun.
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justice9325
A bad and nasty retired General Dynamics director, previously worked in San Diego, USA, probably more than 85 yr old now, is exploiting illegally US Gov's monitoring satellite to harass normal US civilians, inside USA & all over the world for his own entertainment & amusement.
These remote sensors of the monitoring satellites are capable of interpreting the words you're thinking in your mind, may be, by air vibration or by scanning the brainwaves from your brain.
The Israeli IDF are using similar satellite technologies to spy on the Hamas leadership hiding deep inside the Gaza Tunnels. IDF once released footage of these videos in much degraded resolution.
This retired General Dynamics director could have been the mastermind behind the plane crash killing the Secretary of Commerce Ronald Brown of the Clinton Administration, in the plane crash in 1996 in Croatia.
The United States as we learned and studied in American high school does not exist anymore; it has been destroyed.
Joe Biden allows this to happen.
United States have been dead. American citizens don't have human rights.
This retired Director of General Dynamics is a disgrace of the United States.
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A bad and nasty retired General Dynamics director, previously worked in San Diego, USA, probably more than 85 yr old now, is exploiting illegally US Gov's monitoring satellite to harass normal US civilians, inside USA & all over the world for his own entertainment & amusement.
These remote sensors of the monitoring satellites are capable of interpreting the words you're thinking in your mind, may be, by air vibration or by scanning the brainwaves from your brain.
The Israeli IDF are using similar satellite technologies to spy on the Hamas leadership hiding deep inside the Gaza Tunnels. IDF once released footage of these videos in much degraded resolution.
This retired General Dynamics director could have been the mastermind behind the plane crash killing the Secretary of Commerce Ronald Brown of the Clinton Administration, in the plane crash in 1996 in Croatia.
The United States as we learned and studied in American high school does not exist anymore; it has been destroyed.
Joe Biden allows this to happen.
United States have been dead. American citizens don't have human rights.
This retired Director of General Dynamics is a disgrace of the United States.
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kailahmann1823
Interesting to see the different strategies. My city currently plans to do a massive change in that too: Currently the just 600 onstreet parking spots are cheaper than any parking garage and always filled to the brim. On the other end, the parking garages combine for well over 3000 spots and have much more than those 600 spots free at any given time, even the saturdays before christmas.
So the city now wants to curb down on onstreet parking: making it more expensive than a parking garage, turn several spots into residential and loading only and completely remove problematic parking spots. On street parking will basically only stay, if it's already on the route to a parking garage and doesn't hinder the flow of traffic (meaning primarily bike traffic, which already makes the vast majority within the city center.
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Interesting to see the different strategies. My city currently plans to do a massive change in that too: Currently the just 600 onstreet parking spots are cheaper than any parking garage and always filled to the brim. On the other end, the parking garages combine for well over 3000 spots and have much more than those 600 spots free at any given time, even the saturdays before christmas.
So the city now wants to curb down on onstreet parking: making it more expensive than a parking garage, turn several spots into residential and loading only and completely remove problematic parking spots. On street parking will basically only stay, if it's already on the route to a parking garage and doesn't hinder the flow of traffic (meaning primarily bike traffic, which already makes the vast majority within the city center.
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randalllewis4485
Edinburgh Scotland never gets mentioned in stories about parking, but from my frequent visits there, it is the most aggressive city I've encountered when it comes to parking enforcement. On one visit, while my wife needed to return some items at a store on Princess Street, I parked in nearby 20-minute spaces and kept a close eye on the several parking checkers working this central area. I moved the car from space to space 4 times while waiting for her. Edinburgh's parking tickets are pricey. There are many off street parking garages, but these tend to be filled with central area employees. The light rail from the airport to Princess Street is the best way to visit central Edinburgh. There is a large free park and ride lot at the airport and the tram has multiple stops in the central area.
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Edinburgh Scotland never gets mentioned in stories about parking, but from my frequent visits there, it is the most aggressive city I've encountered when it comes to parking enforcement. On one visit, while my wife needed to return some items at a store on Princess Street, I parked in nearby 20-minute spaces and kept a close eye on the several parking checkers working this central area. I moved the car from space to space 4 times while waiting for her. Edinburgh's parking tickets are pricey. There are many off street parking garages, but these tend to be filled with central area employees. The light rail from the airport to Princess Street is the best way to visit central Edinburgh. There is a large free park and ride lot at the airport and the tram has multiple stops in the central area.
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chengliu872
The issue with reducing parking is that you can't do that without improvements in public transportation without making it a worst of both worlds situation where parking is scarce and public transportation is inadequate. We already see that in much of NYC and SF where it seems like there simply isn't a good way to get around. For example, in Flushing, Queens there is no subway service except from the west meaning that anyone coming from any other direction has to travel by bus (or the LIRR, but that is primarily designed for commuting) or drive. The issue is that their is scarce parking and the buses are slow and unreliable, especially outside of peak hours.
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The issue with reducing parking is that you can't do that without improvements in public transportation without making it a worst of both worlds situation where parking is scarce and public transportation is inadequate. We already see that in much of NYC and SF where it seems like there simply isn't a good way to get around. For example, in Flushing, Queens there is no subway service except from the west meaning that anyone coming from any other direction has to travel by bus (or the LIRR, but that is primarily designed for commuting) or drive. The issue is that their is scarce parking and the buses are slow and unreliable, especially outside of peak hours.
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KJSvitko
Time for cities to accommodate alternative modes of transportation and reduce noise, stress and pollution at the same time.
Cities need to do more to encourage people to ride bicycles. Safe protected bike lanes and trails are needed so adults and children can ride safely. Speak up for bicycles in your community. Bicycles make life and cities better. Ask your local transportation planner and elected officials to support more protected bike lanes and trails. Children should be riding a bicycle to school and not be driven in a minivan.
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Time for cities to accommodate alternative modes of transportation and reduce noise, stress and pollution at the same time.
Cities need to do more to encourage people to ride bicycles. Safe protected bike lanes and trails are needed so adults and children can ride safely. Speak up for bicycles in your community. Bicycles make life and cities better. Ask your local transportation planner and elected officials to support more protected bike lanes and trails. Children should be riding a bicycle to school and not be driven in a minivan.
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3dplanet100
So the on-street parking is so expensive in NYC because there is so many cars (too much demand) That's an excuse. I live in the second most densely populated place in the USA (Union City, NJ, with a lot of cars and very hard to find a parking spot and I only need quarters to feed the parking meters. And guess what. I always find a parking space during the day, it's hard, but you will always find one. NYC is just stealing people's money.
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So the on-street parking is so expensive in NYC because there is so many cars (too much demand) That's an excuse. I live in the second most densely populated place in the USA (Union City, NJ, with a lot of cars and very hard to find a parking spot and I only need quarters to feed the parking meters. And guess what. I always find a parking space during the day, it's hard, but you will always find one. NYC is just stealing people's money.
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MircoWilhelm
the ideal solution would be to remove on-street parking over time and enforce off-street parking. THis will free up public space that is just wasted and blocked by cars. increasing the on-street parking prices like European cities do, is a way in that direction. Which is also reflected in mandatory off-street parking for new developments in most cities. Cars on the streets simply are ok if they are in use, but not when not in use.
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the ideal solution would be to remove on-street parking over time and enforce off-street parking. THis will free up public space that is just wasted and blocked by cars. increasing the on-street parking prices like European cities do, is a way in that direction. Which is also reflected in mandatory off-street parking for new developments in most cities. Cars on the streets simply are ok if they are in use, but not when not in use.
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Codraroll
Interesting to see Drammen mentioned on a list next to London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Moscow. That city is. how to put it. the Norwegian equivalent to something like Southampton, just smaller and without the charm. It's two half-cities separated by a river, each half leaving the job of making a decent cityscape to the other. It's somehow entirely on brand for it to be world-class in one single respect, expensive street parking.
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Interesting to see Drammen mentioned on a list next to London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Moscow. That city is. how to put it. the Norwegian equivalent to something like Southampton, just smaller and without the charm. It's two half-cities separated by a river, each half leaving the job of making a decent cityscape to the other. It's somehow entirely on brand for it to be world-class in one single respect, expensive street parking.
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yuriydee
I work in the city and one time years ago I drove to work. Circled the block and wasted like half an hour before a I gave up and parked in a garage. Paid around $35-40 and thought to myself never again (this is on top of tolls and gas. Sadly driving from suburbs into city DOES make sense when you have a group of people, because splitting even $60 parking between 4 can be cheaper than a train ticket for each.
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I work in the city and one time years ago I drove to work. Circled the block and wasted like half an hour before a I gave up and parked in a garage. Paid around $35-40 and thought to myself never again (this is on top of tolls and gas. Sadly driving from suburbs into city DOES make sense when you have a group of people, because splitting even $60 parking between 4 can be cheaper than a train ticket for each.
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Astromancerguy
Parking in downtown SLO is so expensive that the people who work in the small businesses can't afford it and are leaving. They have a small discount for downtown employees but not nearly enough. Employees should get free or nearly free parking. You can't make anti-driving policies without a replacement for driving. SLO doesn't have a real alternative like New York and Europe.
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Parking in downtown SLO is so expensive that the people who work in the small businesses can't afford it and are leaving. They have a small discount for downtown employees but not nearly enough. Employees should get free or nearly free parking. You can't make anti-driving policies without a replacement for driving. SLO doesn't have a real alternative like New York and Europe.
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jacktattersall9457
Toronto is facing a massive budget shortfall, so city council decided to remove the cap on on-street parking prices, allowing the board of city agency Green P (the Toronto Parking Authority) to charge whatever they want. Hopefully with our progressive mayor and more progressive council, we will see these prices climb well above the $4-5 CAD/hr we have
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Toronto is facing a massive budget shortfall, so city council decided to remove the cap on on-street parking prices, allowing the board of city agency Green P (the Toronto Parking Authority) to charge whatever they want. Hopefully with our progressive mayor and more progressive council, we will see these prices climb well above the $4-5 CAD/hr we have
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jsleinonen
If you live in a car-centered small town outside NYC, what are your options for getting to Manhattan other than driving there Are there some kind of park-and-ride stations in the Subway network
(Genuinely curious, not trying to advocate for free parking. I lived some time in the US but on the West Coast, don't really know the NYC area well)
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If you live in a car-centered small town outside NYC, what are your options for getting to Manhattan other than driving there Are there some kind of park-and-ride stations in the Subway network
(Genuinely curious, not trying to advocate for free parking. I lived some time in the US but on the West Coast, don't really know the NYC area well)
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CarFreeSegnitz
City Nerd spends a ton of time on how off-street parking and parking minimums have gutted cities. We have not so much built our cities around cars as having bulldozed our cities to provide parking. It’s a vicious cycle of cheap parking inducing car travel, sprawling our cities and making cycling and transit impractical and dangerous.
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City Nerd spends a ton of time on how off-street parking and parking minimums have gutted cities. We have not so much built our cities around cars as having bulldozed our cities to provide parking. It’s a vicious cycle of cheap parking inducing car travel, sprawling our cities and making cycling and transit impractical and dangerous.
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lizcademy4809
When I lived in the Boston suburbs and worked in the Financial District, I never drove in. 3 days of parking would be more expensive than my monthly transit pass. not to mention the stress of driving in rush hour with BOSTON DRIVERS!
And parking in downtown Boston was comparatively cheap. $30 a work day.
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When I lived in the Boston suburbs and worked in the Financial District, I never drove in. 3 days of parking would be more expensive than my monthly transit pass. not to mention the stress of driving in rush hour with BOSTON DRIVERS!
And parking in downtown Boston was comparatively cheap. $30 a work day.
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ninakircher2599
In my city there are nine parking garages and six of them are owend by private company that cooprates with the city to provide parking. We also have a system that is designed to help drivers find available parking spaces by providing real-time information about the occupancy of parking facilities.
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In my city there are nine parking garages and six of them are owend by private company that cooprates with the city to provide parking. We also have a system that is designed to help drivers find available parking spaces by providing real-time information about the occupancy of parking facilities.
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ttopero
After reading Shoup’s parking tome, I’m convinced that NYC would have been better off to have a dynamic parking system in place than to charge a congestion fee for lower Manhattan. I love it if that were a video in & of itself; it’d probably be worth the cost of a Nebula subscription!
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After reading Shoup’s parking tome, I’m convinced that NYC would have been better off to have a dynamic parking system in place than to charge a congestion fee for lower Manhattan. I love it if that were a video in & of itself; it’d probably be worth the cost of a Nebula subscription!
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samurai8698
My city's private road-side parking company hired land surveyors to make maps of various streets, detailing entries and all traffic signs in order to optimise parking spaces. With new scanning technologies, it's becoming very cheap and fast to map out kilometers of streets.
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My city's private road-side parking company hired land surveyors to make maps of various streets, detailing entries and all traffic signs in order to optimise parking spaces. With new scanning technologies, it's becoming very cheap and fast to map out kilometers of streets.
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nocturnus009
Love how Alphabet assumes my interest in this video necessitates interest in Real Estate grifter as videos [thinking there is a 2 hour Folding Ideas rendering somewhere]. The way I OBVIOUSLY have an interest in PregerU videos because I watch Majority Report videos.
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Love how Alphabet assumes my interest in this video necessitates interest in Real Estate grifter as videos [thinking there is a 2 hour Folding Ideas rendering somewhere]. The way I OBVIOUSLY have an interest in PregerU videos because I watch Majority Report videos.
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