I love visiting town centers with hardly any parking. The whole downtown feels so walkable. Exploring is fun. It’s what the modern suburban “outdoor malls” are trying to replicate artificially all over the USA but it’s so much better when it’s not controlled b a single property owner.
Are you sure we’re not talking about the same thing while seemingly saying opposite?
I love that my town has a “traditional” Main Street and town common. All these great common resources near each other and very walkable. During COViD I started a regular activity with my kids to walk to the common, get takeout from a new Pakistani place, to eat in the Common. Then walk down the street for some Boba or ice cream.
Cars are not a problem. There is some street parking but not much, or my town has been closing the street to cars on summer weekends. I love it.
However there is also plenty of parking, just not where it interferes with people . There are small to medium lots behind the stores along the street, there are garages at the train station and movie theater, a lot at City Hall, etc
I may have a fmdifferent experience than most in the US, where I see both walkability and parking. I see opportunity to travel without car, without making drivers miserable. We don’t have to pick all it nothing
I love visiting town centers with hardly any parking. The whole downtown feels so walkable. Exploring is fun. It’s what the modern suburban “outdoor malls” are trying to replicate artificially all over the USA but it’s so much better when it’s not controlled b a single property owner.
Are you sure we’re not talking about the same thing while seemingly saying opposite?
I love that my town has a “traditional” Main Street and town common. All these great common resources near each other and very walkable. During COViD I started a regular activity with my kids to walk to the common, get takeout from a new Pakistani place, to eat in the Common. Then walk down the street for some Boba or ice cream.
Cars are not a problem. There is some street parking but not much, or my town has been closing the street to cars on summer weekends. I love it.
However there is also plenty of parking, just not where it interferes with people . There are small to medium lots behind the stores along the street, there are garages at the train station and movie theater, a lot at City Hall, etc
I may have a fmdifferent experience than most in the US, where I see both walkability and parking. I see opportunity to travel without car, without making drivers miserable. We don’t have to pick all it nothing