I’m pretty sure large parts of NYC (Manhattan especially) can survive without parking space minimums. It’s not like it has a large subway and bus system or anything.
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Do you know how many medical offices are in Manhattan that elderly people or Disabled folks need to travel to on a regular basis? Cars are the most efficient transport option for some ppl. Large parts of the other boroughs are not easily accessible via subway or bus but those ppl need to get around.
In my professional experience people with mobility issues usually get to us via Access-a-Ride, and frankly they'll probably be a bit more reliable about getting to us as the court than the median court user
Maybe it’s improved in the past 6 years. But when the person I lived with was dependent on Access-a-Ride, they would not show up or be too late to make their appointment 30% of the time. I don’t call that reliable. For critical appointments I made myself available to drive them, not risk it.
Waiting on judges is very different gravy, but usually the scheduling concerns raised for the next van to stop in front of our courthouse. They still generally got here in time, which is more than what I can say for more than a few of their non-disabled peers
If there is such a demand for parking, then it will be built. Eliminating parking minimums just means places won’t be force to build more parking spaces than they need.
The closest grocery store to me is a 20 minute walk or a bus ride that only runs once an hour on Sundays. This city is not the public transportation utopia we pretend it is. In fact, we just lost the closest bus to us in a rerouting plan. The train is also a 15 minute walk and doesn’t run on Sunday
i don’t think you actually want parking minimums if I’m being honest. are you certain you want to turn NYC into Detroit? do you want to lose 90% of the reason you want to go places in return for a nice place to park for a grocery store once every two weeks?
NYC is never going to be Detroit It’s also never going to be Amsterdam. We need a plan that acknowledges the role cars & public transportation plays together here. We can’t wave a wand & make the city less dependent on cars. So infrastructure & new housing need to plan for that synergistic existence
There is a plan, more fast & frequent bus service, dedicated bus lanes, protected bike lanes & build more housing around bus & transit stops. Every public spot you mandate towards a car, is wasted space
Declaring it will never be Amsterdam is just giving up. You could agitate for better public transportation, community grocery stores like what happened in some areas of Detroit, all sorts of things that could push the city towards the level of quality Amsterdam has, which they didn’t build in a day
You sound like someone who has never had to circle for two hours around their home just looking for parking. There’s no reason this city can’t build more housing, and the plans for that housing has to include parking. Especially accessible parking.
Tbf, largely because I would usually take the train/bus and walked home in Queens (and trust me, I fucking hate looking for parking which is why I’m adamant about accessible transit expansion). This is also why the MTA needs to make all their stations accessible as soon as possible.
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