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The requirement is the problem. Why would you force someone who cannot use a parking spot to pay for one? It's a waste of money and resources that could go into many other things, like buying a bigger condo!

Storage pods don't make up for it, and it's illegal for good reasons (fire and health hazard).

Instead of developing a car spot only to redevelop it for another use, just build what you want at the start.

So you'd rather force blind, epileptic, vertigo, mobility impaired and many other suffering people to pay more on essential living needs for utilities that they cannot ethically or legally use?

Don't worry. Gas taxes have gone up, but it's for cars. Gov. Newsom doesn't want paths for walking and biking.

https://www.calbike.org/californias-transportation-spending-has-the-wrong-priorities/

I completely agree. A fool and their money are soon parted. :)

This bike doesn't exist yet. The pictures are renders and for marketing, like this article. Heck, maybe that's why there's a press release. They're getting public feedback without locking in specific design details.

Given they have Gary Fisher onboard, I'd be very surprised if they launch without any method to mount accessories.

They probably don't mention range because it's not possible to know, particularly with bleeding edge battery tech, without a pre-production run and testing. Although I wouldn't expect it to be shorter than typical ebike distance. Solid-state batteries promise really good energy density. Also short range at a $3k price tag would be a very hard sell.

Fast charging would be useful in touring and bikepacking; a lunch stop becomes a fresh battery. Already the one-wheel community run rides where they adapt car chargers to outlets mid-ride for their group's one-wheels.

A new gas motorbike in Vietnam is less than 1,000 USD. Used ones go for a few hundred USD. Or at least it was when I was visiting Vietnam last year.

A qualified mechanic is great at making sure every bike that leaves the store is functionally safe. But that's not where the bulk of safety issues come from. The safety problems occur after a bike build.

Low tire pressure? All the time. Loose skewers? There's a reason forks have little tabs on them. Poor shifting? I'd love to know someone who never has dropped a chain.

Keeping a bike safe means knowing what and how to inspect a bike. I follow and recommend to friends the M check. It's fast, so it can be done before every ride, and with point-and-call you'll never miss a part that will throw you over your bars. An example M-check is Park Took's video.

Ray Delahanty has a slightly different take ("reductive" is what he calls the above). It's worth a watch/listen if this topic intrigues you.

$200 to Escape Suburban Sprawl for a Day

I drop by Pike Place on a regular basis. Even before the current car ban, it was near impossible to drive through. Pedestrians would flow out onto the street because the sidewalks and inside of the market was packed. Sometimes even due to lines for some of the popular shops. And sometimes it was me blocking your drive because screw that noise, I'm walking here!

This summer with the car ban it has been even more popular and crowded, with fewer shoulders and elbows getting in the way. IMHO, this project has already been successful. Great job, Seattleites! :)

Also new in the area is the rebuild of Alaskan Way. It's much nicer than ever before, plus the aquarium got a new building.

Parking is not a finite and limited resource. Road surfaces can, and regularly are, refurbished and established. That's why parking is not a tragedy; it's not a resource that is lost forever.

I think you do bring up a good point though: who pays for parking lots and street parking when it does need help? Is it only the home owner in front of the street or is it a general fund expense from local sales taxes? Double points if you can answer who is then allowed to park in that publicly-paid parking spot.

Tragedy of the commons doesn't apply to parking because the parking still exists after exploitation. The public utility must degrade (the parking spots disappear after using them) for the tragedy of the commons to apply.

DrunkEgnineer is correct: in a free market with two prices for the same item, the one with the lowest price will be sold first. There was plenty of free on-street parking, so the paid parking was not preferentially picked.

Parking rules can also be enforced with money and not who owns the private property next to the public property. That is, charge for street parking at the supply-demand equilibrium.