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So these buildings can only be sold to people that don’t own cars and are barred from owning cars while they live there?
Yeah, just like how if there isn't a bus stop at the door of the building, that means anyone who lives there is barred from taking a bus. /s
Oh, no, we'll have to build trains in Chicago.
Have you ever drove in Chicago? It's the worst thing about Chicago.
Had to pick my sister and niece up from O'hare. I was a little nervous on the way there, but once they were in the car with me I was terrified.
Indiana resident, can confirm
No, its just that if you own a car there you'll have to put it elsewhere, whether that's buying a parking spot elsewhere or finding street parking.
I live in an apartment without parking (ok there are spots for more than I'm willing to pay extra) and so I park a ways away and am more of a walker than a driver.
If new buildings dont have spots, and everyone parks on the street, and there is finite street space; how do you continue to park your car?
Because new buildings don't need spots there becomes less need for cars. This stage is awkward for some people but part of it is thst places like this are supposed to be places not everyone needs a car.
Less parking spots ... ? ... Less need for cars. Im not really connecting the dots here. I live in a place where lots of hlusing was built pre war without parking spots. There are not less cars there, just greater competition for street parking in those neighborhoods. Its actually more car dense brcause there is nowhere else for the cars to gonother than the street (and crosswalks, and hydrants, etc).
In the nieghborhoods with newer buildings that have parking, there are less cars taking up space on the road.
Was public transit builr there? I live somewhere built around a public transit system, but around the edge of it. The people who live and work deeper in the city don't need cars, but the people whose lives revolve around further from the city do. This allows for less raw space taken up by things like a metric fuckton of parking like it was back when I lived in a city that was anomalously large to not have a light rail at all by American standards.
What does that actually mean though? Neighborhoods deeper in the city can fit a lot more stuff within walking distance, while here you're walking past a fair bit of parking lot as you walk around, but much further out going without a car means you're either biking or you're hiking
Public transit exists for sure, but it does not connect in infinite ways. Its just not possible to beat the freedom and concenience of personal transport. Public transport has ita place and is very important. The better connected it is, the more options one has to use it over their cars. Bikes are cool, if you are fit enough to use them. Motorcycles and scooters are cool if you dont have to bring home a bunch of groceries, etc.
I have a car, but i dont use it 100% of the time. Sometimes it juat makes sense to use PT. I would never want to be without the car though because it just so much more efficient in terms of time for most cases. Keyword here is most.