Comments on: Street Films http://www.damek.org/2006/08/25/street-films/ Plans, thoughts & projects for an age yet to come. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:56:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Adam http://www.damek.org/2006/08/25/street-films/comment-page-1/#comment-966 Adam Sun, 27 Aug 2006 15:52:51 +0000 http://www.damek.org/2006/08/25/street-films/#comment-966 I don't think they're mutually exclusive, either. I think that's kinda the point. Right now the streets of New York are far from orderly. I hope that changes. Raising the cost of parking might be one very effective, very small part of changing it. As someone who drives, you see them as "squatters." As someone who doesn't drive, I see all the cars lining the streets as squatters. And on the city's dime, too, since street parking is so cheap. If it were more expensive, it might be easier for people who really <i>need</i> to drive to find a space. I don’t think they’re mutually exclusive, either. I think that’s kinda the point. Right now the streets of New York are far from orderly. I hope that changes. Raising the cost of parking might be one very effective, very small part of changing it.

As someone who drives, you see them as “squatters.” As someone who doesn’t drive, I see all the cars lining the streets as squatters. And on the city’s dime, too, since street parking is so cheap.

If it were more expensive, it might be easier for people who really need to drive to find a space.

]]> By: dedi http://www.damek.org/2006/08/25/street-films/comment-page-1/#comment-964 dedi Fri, 25 Aug 2006 21:37:27 +0000 http://www.damek.org/2006/08/25/street-films/#comment-964 The Parking spot squatters are annoying though. One guy wonders why it's okay for cars to rent a spot "storage" for $150/month versus his own rent. I like bigger sidewalks and orderly streets. I don't think they are mutually exclusive. Since you can't move the buildings, you have to optimize based on use. Changing unused side streets into plazas is awesome, but removing parking spaces is wasteful (parking is hard enough without having to circle over and over). That's something to think about and compare when we move I guess. The Parking spot squatters are annoying though. One guy wonders why it’s okay for cars to rent a spot “storage” for $150/month versus his own rent. I like bigger sidewalks and orderly streets. I don’t think they are mutually exclusive. Since you can’t move the buildings, you have to optimize based on use. Changing unused side streets into plazas is awesome, but removing parking spaces is wasteful (parking is hard enough without having to circle over and over).

That’s something to think about and compare when we move I guess.

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