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fps81 t1_ituqbsv wrote

Reply to comment by repo_code in Cambridge completely eliminated parking minimums yesterday!! by RealBurhanAzeem

Hilarious watching progressives use free market capitalism as the answer to a question about what will happen when a government protection is lifted.

Parking is stigmatized. Developers will not build affordable parking for those who need or want it, now that they don’t have to. They will charge $1000/month for the handful of garage spaces in a building and everyone else will have to fight for on street parking.

Yes, people living a certain lifestyle can make it in Cambridge without a car. But for those who can’t afford to Uber everywhere or for those who enjoy driving or the outdoors, the free market is not going to help them.

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ik1nky t1_itva8us wrote

Car free households are overwhelmingly lower income. The higher your income, the more likely you are to own more cars and drive them more.

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fps81 t1_itvdrds wrote

I think you'd be really hard pressed to find a working class person who can live and work car free. Public transit only goes to really high end businesses that can afford the expensive boston/cambridge office space, and doesn't run at all for people doing shift work. People who work at building sites, do in-home work (cleaning, trades, etc.), or who work in warehouses will need a car.

Traveling outside the city without a car is also basically impossible, so you have to live your life inside Boston and Cambridge, or pay thousands of dollars in rental fees to use a rental car when you want to leave.

The people I know who are car free in Cambridge are overwhelmingly high income and spend a lot more on transportation than I do.

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