<story><title>How People Use Bike-Share Spaces vs. Parking Spots</title><url>https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2017/06/bike-share-dock-parking-space-citi-bike-new-york/531936/?utm_source=SFTwitter</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>awjr</author><text>The reality is that cities are beginning to understand that the economic &amp;#x27;lifeblood&amp;#x27; of a city can be strangled by the private car.&lt;p&gt;Use of space is a huge issue within cities and a liveable approach based around the principle pedestrian first focusing on walkability, bikeability, public transport, and public spaces &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.knightfoundation.org&amp;#x2F;features&amp;#x2F;livable-cities&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.knightfoundation.org&amp;#x2F;features&amp;#x2F;livable-cities&amp;#x2F;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;The private car needs to become a &amp;#x27;guest&amp;#x27; and not the primary means of moving around a city. Neither should it become unwelcome, just easier to get around by any other mode of transport. &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;twitter.com&amp;#x2F;awjre&amp;#x2F;status&amp;#x2F;879963479406411776&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;twitter.com&amp;#x2F;awjre&amp;#x2F;status&amp;#x2F;879963479406411776&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Oslo tried to ban cars, but there has been a huge backlash, without the right sort of support some of the most vulnerable (i.e. people with physical disabilities) just cannot live successfully in cities.  &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.theguardian.com&amp;#x2F;cities&amp;#x2F;2017&amp;#x2F;jun&amp;#x2F;13&amp;#x2F;oslo-ban-cars-backlash-parking&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.theguardian.com&amp;#x2F;cities&amp;#x2F;2017&amp;#x2F;jun&amp;#x2F;13&amp;#x2F;oslo-ban-cars...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;The reality is that care share, car clubs, and strict city wide parking control are key. Ideas like the Workplace Parking Levy implemented by Nottingham are key to delivering real investment in public transport and cycle infrastructure while reducing unnecessary car journeys &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.thelondoneconomic.com&amp;#x2F;news&amp;#x2F;environment&amp;#x2F;lets-clear-air-national-clean-air-day&amp;#x2F;15&amp;#x2F;06&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.thelondoneconomic.com&amp;#x2F;news&amp;#x2F;environment&amp;#x2F;lets-clear...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;On top of that, the cities are politically avoiding the inherent value in on-street parking. In Bath, the going rate for a city centre parking permit on the open market is £3,000 per year, but the permits are sold by the council for £150.&lt;p&gt;Cities need to recognise the huge discounts we give to car owners, while we cut funding for public transport because it is too expensive and people are not using it enough. It&amp;#x27;s one hell of a viscous circle.</text></comment>
<story><title>How People Use Bike-Share Spaces vs. Parking Spots</title><url>https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2017/06/bike-share-dock-parking-space-citi-bike-new-york/531936/?utm_source=SFTwitter</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>seanmcdirmid</author><text>Somehow this doesn&amp;#x27;t work in china where the bike share companies just dump them randomly all over the sidewalks. Ya, it sucks when a car parks on a sidewalk (and they totally do if they can get away with it), but a hundred bicycles in your way is not much better.</text></comment>