2026-01-23 15:27 UTC
Why burden the kids who don't require parking with paying for parking for kids with cars?
Parking lots are one of the most expensive parts of modern infrastructure often requiring massive vaults or ponds to offset stormwater runoff increases from paving over large areas and rendering huge swaths of land ( 30% in some places) unusable.
Imo parking is subsidized way too much and bus routes are not subsidized enough. The solution before car companies lobbied mandatory parking minimums into existence was simply provide more busses per person
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@AA5B@lemmy.world 2026-01-23 15:52
That may be fair in an urban environment where there is little space and there is transit or walkability, but you can’t just wish it into existence by making a few lives harder. In particular, many universities in the US are in small town or urban areas. They’re great at not requiring cars to get around campus. But students should also have a way to leave campus or even travel, or have a choice to commute from cheaper or better housing. It’s not a prison and they don’t control their surroundings