People shouldn't be trying to drive and park in major city centers. Exceptions can be made for deliveries.
I live in a major city and I don't have a car. Parking is no issue for me at all :)
I live in a major city and I don't have a car. Parking is no issue for me at all :)
- astronomical housing costs in the small radius of convenient non-driving commutes to the downtown business district
- exposure to high crime and dysfunctional public schools (possibly requiring the purchase of private K12) in said radius
- travel times to common destinations by public transit 2-3x driving, meaning less engagement with the rest of the world or less free time
- One of
a) standing on a lurching vehicle with an arm raised over your head, rather than sitting in a vehicle as comfortable and smooth as you care to make it
b) cardio, outdoors in whatever the weather happens to be, with no shower at the not-home end of the trip
c) the cost of another person's time to drive you, in addition to the usual fuel + wear and tear
required to get anywhere
are all issues of parking, in that they can all be avoided with more parking and are all exacerbated/forced to the forefront of more people's lives with less parking.
If you are in a US city and truly exposed to none of these, please let me know which one so I can move there.
In my opinion the right way to go would be to drastically improve public transport (so it actually IS a competitive option) and in an overlapping process reduce car infrastructure and replace it with pedestrian/cycling/public transport infrastructure.
b) hasn't ever been a problem for me regardless of the weather--a wipe down with bath wipes and a change of clothes (plus a cold drink) was always sufficient.
So do I actually. But a lot of people do and for that reason it would be far too idealistic to think about removing cars from American cities.