Cities

Should cities replace parking spaces with parks or seating areas?

For

It encourages walking and social life.

Against

Drivers will struggle to find parking and avoid city centers.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • The result would be more space for pedestrians and dining, no loss in parking, and less vehicle traffic from thru traffic.
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  • Housing and businesses get more expensive because of the land taken up by parking spaces.
    RedditOriginal language: English

Against

  • There is quantifiable lost parking revenue from the parking spaces where the parklets were built.
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  • There are shops there that require those spaces for their customers.
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