is accurate if you ignore that a large portion of the poor don't have access to a reliable vehicle; and that commutes lead to community segmentation and increase inequality.
And that's part of policy point of this. If traffic is decreased, and premium parking is a luxury; then a community is forced into a more local economy that's less dependent on the cars - be it walkable or usable public transit.
That only works if the "usable public transit" is in place. And we also have to consider that a large portion of the poor do have a reliable vehicle. I have personally kept a lot of those running for friends and family and the idea of only the wealthy being able to afford a parking space they too subsidize with taxes they pay feels pretty wrong to me.
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is accurate if you ignore that a large portion of the poor don't have access to a reliable vehicle; and that commutes lead to community segmentation and increase inequality.
And that's part of policy point of this. If traffic is decreased, and premium parking is a luxury; then a community is forced into a more local economy that's less dependent on the cars - be it walkable or usable public transit.
More info https://inequality.org/research/public-transit-inequality/
That only works if the "usable public transit" is in place. And we also have to consider that a large portion of the poor do have a reliable vehicle. I have personally kept a lot of those running for friends and family and the idea of only the wealthy being able to afford a parking space they too subsidize with taxes they pay feels pretty wrong to me.