Posted Dec 2, 2010, 3:27 PM
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District Dirt
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Take it a step further. Ever notice that the most urban and dynamic cities...take New York for example- are notoriously difficult to find parking in? It certainly doesn't stop people from visiting. When I'm back east and I feel like going up to NY for the day, I wouldn't dream of dealing with the aggravation of parking there. I either take NJ Transit up, or I park in Hoboken and take the PATH under the Hudson. What I don't do is give up and say "well hell...parking is going to be an issue, so I guess I just won't go." LA must must must get off of this flawed idea that a destination must have an overabundance of parking to attract visitors. Its simply false.
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The harder a city is to park in, the easier it is to live in.
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I sent this to our councilmember last year when DC raised its parking meter rates in some of high-actitivity neighborhoods but this is relevant to this discussion as well.
It is density and accessibility that makes an area vibrant and economically strong. Nationally, which has a more vibrant downtown economy: Manhattan (with its very limited parking) or Houston (with its wide streets and more readily available parking)? Locally (the DC region), the most vibrant areas (Rosslyn-Ballston corridor, old town Alexandria, U Street, Georgetown , Chinatown/Verizon Center) are successful in part because of the very limited parking in these areas.
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