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Originally Posted by bcp
But...asking for more and more parking IS anti-density and anti-urban...
Can someone please ask these people at the next meeting - where do you park now?
A) "on the street" - ok, so you are part of the problem, and you don't own those spots. Rent a space, walk, or use transit more.
B) "I have a garage spot" - ok, so why do you care?
C) "my visitors need to park" - ok, see A above. A-hole.
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Exactly.......it takes so little critical thought to come to the right conclusion here......last night, there was a woman sitting right in front of me, who I believe had been quietly expressing pro-parking sentiment during the night.......after I was cut-off for the final time by Ayersman, she turned around to me and said something to the effect of 'You know what, that's a really good point, I hadn't even thought of it that way before'. I replied "But it's common sense". She comes back "I thought I had common sense before" Not really, ma'am.........it's like people don't take the 90 seconds it takes to actually think through and follow the true, logical implications of their default positions on issues......
Is there not a more perfect example in the economy and society at large in which 'If you build it, they will come', then parking and roads........generally speaking, auto congestion is not a problem you can build your way out of with infrastructure and facilities that encourage.......more autos in an area (funny enough, such leads to more congestion, not less, as a general rule).....