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An excellent article on parking in The Economist, highlighting the wasted space, the costs and the folly of parking minimums and free parking.
http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/2...ban-sprawl
(Free to read, up to three articles per week.)

Is it too much to hope that some of our politicians might read this, too?
Good article.

In regards to urban sprawl, there's always the old saying: build up, not out.
(05-09-2017, 03:18 PM)ac3r Wrote: [ -> ]In regards to urban sprawl, there's always the old saying: build up, not out.

Which makes it hilarious when the Globe prints articles about warehouse owners building farther up as if it's a new thing.
On a related note, the City of Kitchener now has a sustainability office.

https://www.therecord.com/news-story/829...ty-office/
And another good article in the Economist, this time on the impact of driverless cars:
https://www.economist.com/news/finance-a...xpense-why