[elyobo]

> I prefer trees and grass over parking lots

I don't see a meaningful distinction between a consolidated parking lot and one that's distributed along the side of the road when it comes to tree and grass cover. For dense urban situations car parking buildings allow more than either surface lots or surface street parking.

[jj999]

Nearly half of parking lots' space a dedicated to move in and out. That space isn't needed with street parking because the street itself accomplish this function.

Parking lots are mostly used only half of the day and empty otherwise, because typically people drive their car around in a few different parking lots. Streets are useful all day long.

I'm unconvinced removing street parking would allow for smaller streets because that space is also used for bus stops and snow management in winter. Chance are street parking don't take place in itself but merely maximize usage of space that would be used up by the streets anyway.

I don't think we need private parking buildings to park our private cars when not in use, ie, most of the time. We need fewer, always in use, public cars to drive on our already public roads.

[breuleux]

As a cyclist, removing street parking would free up space for dedicated bike lanes and remove risks of being doored. It would also increase visibility a good deal, especially at a time when cars are getting so massive.

[yowzadave]

Have you seen what streets in Japan look like? Very narrow, very walkable, views unobstructed by rows of cars; the streets become a place for interaction, a place for children to play, etc. It works because street parking is not allowed.

[anthonypasq]

there so many compounding elements that make it difficult to transition to something like Tokyo. Things in America are big because we had room and built our cities around big things. if you make the average parking spot the size of a parking spot in Tokyo, 95% of american cars wouldnt fit. and no one really uses mopeds because the streets are full of giant cars traveling very fast. And people need cars in the first place because cities arent dense enough, and therefore harder to justify public transit because the density isnt there etc.

someone in the chain just needs to bite the short term bullet to start a cascade of events that will make american cities more liveable

[yowzadave]

> And people need cars in the first place because cities arent dense enough, and therefore harder to justify public transit because the density isnt there etc.

...and housing is too expensive because cities strongly resist increasing density. We have indeed found ourselves in a cycle of dysfunction.