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And kids, the elderly, and cats can enjoy the streets without worrying all the time about traffic.
How do they do that, you may ask...
@straphanger@urbanists.socialIt's because cars have to be parked in off-street garages. Since 1962, you've need a shako shōmeisho ("garage certificate") before you're allowed to drive one off the lot. You're not allowed to warehouse private cars in public space, which is at a premium in dense cities. The parking laws lead to some interesting arrangements; cars squeezed into tiny garages (how do you open the door to get out?); car elevators; multi-storey lots where cars are stacked like battery hens.
You can find out more it in this week's #Straphanger dispatch. Every week, I go into depth about transit, bicycles, trains, urbanism, and alternatives to car-centered thinking.
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https://straphanger.substack.com/p/whats-missing-from-this-picture
