Speaking of privileging parking

(When you use language like "privileging X" or "reproducing space" you are talking like a sociologist... I really would rather get a PhD in sociology...)

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Wendy from the Coffee in the Square blog in London, UK, writes in response to another blog entry, but it serves as a perfect response to the firefighting-teacher-Councilmember-Congressman desire for privileging car ownership...

I know you guys in the states were born at the steering wheel, but the solution to parking problems is -don't take your car. In London UK, where parking fees in the central area are upwards of £25.00 a day and the congestion charge of £7.00 adds another layer of cost and a great dissincentive to people to drive into the centre. The result is that since the congestion zone was introduced in central London traffic has reduced by 17%, but speaking as someone who lives right by Oxford Circus, I reckon that traffic has reduced by 25%. The result - the streets are inhabited by people, not cars making them safer and less polluted.

The question we must all ask ourselves is how do we encourage people to use different forms of transport?






Index Keywords: mobility; parking; car-culture