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How not to create traffic jams, pollution and urban sprawl
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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?
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#2
Good article.

In regards to urban sprawl, there's always the old saying: build up, not out.
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(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.
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#4
On a related note, the City of Kitchener now has a sustainability office.

https://www.therecord.com/news-story/829...ty-office/
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#5
And another good article in the Economist, this time on the impact of driverless cars:
https://www.economist.com/news/finance-a...xpense-why
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