As for cars, yes I have one. I could get by without one, but we have a Parkade spot. I’m fine with new buildings, not having much parking given that all the old buildings still have it. And there are so many owners not using their parking or garages. - ThreadSky

lanefab.com • 126 days ago

As for cars, yes I have one. I could get by without one, but we have a Parkade spot.

I’m fine with new buildings, not having much parking given that all the old buildings still have it.

And there are so many owners not using their parking or garages.

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bart-e-anderson.bsky.social•126 days ago

I take a more extreme position: anything that reduces the use of cars is a plus for humanity
(climate change, pollution, land use, housing cost, accidents).
It's not easy I know for us to make the change.

vanpolimorphus.bsky.social•126 days ago

So do real analysis and build the parking which is needed. Build less if it is found that many stalls sit empty, and if you think people should not have cars, then start with yourself and get rid of your car. Hard to take the comment seriously when you yourself continue to have one.

andrewmb.bsky.social•126 days ago

The real analysis should be with developers that can decide for themselves what parking is right for the units they're building, not with mandating car storage instead of living space for people.

lanefab.com•126 days ago

No, I’m not gonna engage in silly purity arguments around strategies that make the city better, healthier, and work better for everyone, including car owners.

lanefab.com•126 days ago

We do need to scale up all the alternatives, though, including transit, better bike rooms for electric cargo bikes, better, bike lanes, etc.

…there will be an awkward transition between car dependency and true walkability, but we still need to move strongly in that direction

vanpolimorphus.bsky.social•126 days ago

Sure, but reality is public transit. Bike use is so tiny and it's already very easy to get around on a bike here, but building bike storage is easy and good. Car ownership is not going down. That's reality and as I say, if you even own one...

lanefab.com•126 days ago

Plus, taking away the parking minimum, doesn’t mean that developers won’t still try to provide some parking. We are actually providing more now, since the parking minimum was taken away. The minimum rules just cause delays.

vanpolimorphus.bsky.social•126 days ago

As I say, not against revising the minimums as appropriate.

lanefab.com•126 days ago

That’s good. It’s been shown that taking away The parking minimums has a profound impact on permit approval times.

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