“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.

    • @RunAroundDesertYou
      2•4 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]
      1•4 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

        • @[email protected]
          1•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