Friday, March 28, 2008

Parking Problem?


Zap vehicles are smaller, easier to park by reducing the space needed to park it (duh, right?) Many drivers may not realize the impact that simply parking their vehicle, has.

Free parking,” it’s a lovely phrase, isn’t it? Since so many of the things we do are not free, it’s great that at least we can stow our vehicles at no cost, right? Well, actually, we are paying dearly for parking, according to a new book by David Shoup, a professor at UCLA. In The High Cost of Free Parking, Shoup says that parking policies are devastating American cities, and that we’re wasting billions every year on parking subsidies that should go to parks and other human-scale activities.

read the full story at http://www.emagazine.com/view/?2418

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