Why parking spaces shouldn’t always be wasted on cars
Conventional wisdom says that businesses need parking spots. If would-be customers can’t pull up out front, how will they come inside? This is a powerful idea, and it invariably animates the opposition any time cities threaten to redesign roadways, replacing parking spots with bus lanes, cycle tracks, bike racks or wider sidewalks. Remove parking, the argument goes, and business will wither.
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