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OnionBagMan t1_j9v52da wrote

Reply to comment by patchworky in 78-Unit, Mixed-Use Project Approved in Fishtown by ColdJay64

We are in a densely populated city where perhaps cars aren’t important?

We’ve been learning for the past few decades that building more parking and roads doesn’t help the downtowns of cities. Parking sucks in Manhattan but who cares? This isn’t Atlanta after all, it’s a pedestrian city.

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patchworky t1_j9vcj3l wrote

Look, I am not arguing that everything should be car-centric, I don't own a car myself because I much prefer to walk and use public transportation. But I think anyone who lives in Fishtown can readily admit that parking is fucking horrendous. There aren't even any paid publicly available garages anywhere near me, like I don't need everything to have amazing parking but it is pretty frustrating when I want to have friends over and I have to tell them to park 20 minutes away.

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