Mexico City Is Killing Parking Spaces. Pay Attention, America

[rangerrebew]

Mexico City Is Killing Parking Spaces. Pay Attention, America
 
Pedro Mera/Alamy

Depending on who you ask, Mexico City is either the most or the 12th most congested city in the world. Either way: No fun! Residents who drive lose up to 227 hours each year to traffic jams. That's more than nine days in aggregate—enough time to watch Game of Thrones all the way through. Thrice.

So you might be surprised to learn that Mexico City just made it easier for real estate developers to avoid building parking. Mayor Miguel Ángel Mancera Espinosa this month announced a new policy that limits how many parking spaces builders can build. He hopes to spur development, which sounds counterintuitive. Without parking spaces, where will commuters rest their rides?

https://www.wired.com/story/mexico-city-killing-parking/

[Joe Wooten]

The main trouble is too many people in too small an area. Getting rid of parking will not help, it will shift the congestion onto the mass transit systems which as usual are not, and will never be adequate to handle the loads of a mega city.

[driftdiver]

Let them walk.

Seriously if someone buys a condo that doesnt have parking its their own dang fault.