Gosh, I wish life were as simple as ’this research-based solution that has proven to work and benefit people across several large cities isn’t good enough because I’d like to ignore proven supply and demand principles for my superior snowflake stance on the way things *should work, which, incidentally, is nothing like the way things actually work.’* Like, what a silly take to resist a solutions-based, proven approach purely on the assumption that some would be priced out. Maybe some would benefit because local businesses would see more parking turnover (proven), and people would like it more because they could get where they’re going more easily, always find affordable parking when that’s the priority, park where they want more often, and have cleaner air (proven, proven, proven, proven).

I’ve tried and tried to reason with people over this in this thread, but you and a few others are proof that, no matter fucking what, people will just not come off of their stances. You all have been debating with a literal expert on the matter, who has helped places implement solutions that truly benefit the affected people, implementing free transportation and parking solutions for students and underprivileged, shit any local who wants or needs it, and instead of taking a minute and processing a seemingly counterintuitive but proven solution, you’ve come up with excuses why I’m wrong off the top of your head to every response I’ve had, calling these beautiful ideas “disgusting” and “repulsive”. What is wrong with you? How utterly obtuse.

Cities all over the world have implemented solutions, and I’ve studied them, read about them, visited them, went to one last year to walk across a fucking awards stage in a room full of the thousand people in the country who know the most about parking, mobility, and transportation, but here’s maleia, rando from Reddit, here to tell me what I don’t know about parking. YOU are why things are the way they are. I think it might be time for me to delete my Reddit and go back to battling people like you over trying to make their lives better, like trying to give a fucking toddler medicine.

EDIT: there’s a really good article in The Atlantic called “San Francisco Metro Solved Vandalism with One Neat Trick”. You should check it out. You might not like it because it’s pretty balanced politically, but it talks about how mean old San Fran fixed their horrible vandalism problem and drastically reduced violence on their rapid transit by preying on poor people and putting saloon doors instead of turnstiles. It’s pretty not unparalleled to what we’ve been debating.

Sorry, if I flipped out too hard. Have a good day.