“It’s not like the government is forcing you to buy a car!”

If you live in a city with parking minimums, yes they fucking are.

  • @[email protected]
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    34 months ago

    generally in Europe people will either:

    • Live somewhere walkable
    • Go to an out of town supermarket with parking
    • Park on the edge of town and walk in

    not every business needs parking right outside

      • @RunAroundDesertYou
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        24 months ago

        Yes, as this increases housing costs a lot, especially when underground parking is required, with little to no benefit for most people.

      • @[email protected]
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        14 months ago

        The car owners pay for that parking with their road taxes or via parking meters - the small extra cost also serves to discourage those with the choice from driving while not strongly adversely affecting those without a choice

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            4 months ago

            I was talking about when visiting non-walkable businesses - I pay about double that, but that’s because I have a 0.9l city car and if you had something more polluting it’d be significantly more, plus double for your 2nd+ car. That covers up to around 1km from my flat, which I’d deem walkable, and means people who don’t live locally have to pay even higher rates