West End Boy
Active Member
Curious what people think about getting rid of on-street parking. I know it's controversial, but whenever I think about trying to squeeze more mobility out of our existing roads, all of the cars parked on the main streets seem like a bad idea to me.
How do other big cities deal with this? Is there some other way to accommodate parked cars in an alternate location or way? I live on a residential side-street off of Bloor that might be able to accommodate parking on BOTH sides of the street, which would create more parking fairly close to the shops on Bloor. I know my neighbours wouldn't be so keen on the increased car traffic, but something's gotta give. The narrower path for moving cars might even slow down traffic on our street.
I think when I was in Chicago I noticed more parking garages on the main streets which usually had facades that looked like regular buildings from the outside. Maybe it's time to consider a shift towards something like this?
How do other big cities deal with this? Is there some other way to accommodate parked cars in an alternate location or way? I live on a residential side-street off of Bloor that might be able to accommodate parking on BOTH sides of the street, which would create more parking fairly close to the shops on Bloor. I know my neighbours wouldn't be so keen on the increased car traffic, but something's gotta give. The narrower path for moving cars might even slow down traffic on our street.
I think when I was in Chicago I noticed more parking garages on the main streets which usually had facades that looked like regular buildings from the outside. Maybe it's time to consider a shift towards something like this?