For the record, Genter isnt anti-cars per se. She isnt all about telling people not to drive. Shes more about deregulating so that transport options are economically neutral, and letting the market (ie people) decide. So what are these regulations? In the 1950s as car ownership sky rocketed, so car owners demanded more parking. City authorities around the world did what they do best: they regulated, mandating a certain number of car parks per development. New Zealand was no exception. The problem is that while planners are good at working out capacity, they are terrible at managing demand. They based the required number of free car parks on peak demand, effectively assuming that every user, of say a movie theatre, wants to park at the same time. Thats fine for a Saturday evening, but how about 8am on a Monday morning? As Genter explains land use is the issue. Transport systems have three elements - vehicles, rights of way, and terminal capacity. A rail system, for example, has trains (vehicles), tracks (rights of way), and stations (terminal capacity). Car transport has cars, roads, and parking.
Posted on: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 00:09:05 +0000
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