Evan Spencer Courtney Walcott Terry Wong Raj Dhaliwal Richard Pootmans Peter Demong Sonya Sharp Jennifer Wyness When we keep adding parking, we’re digging ourselves a deeper hole of unaffordability and poor health.

According to the City of Calgary, we have plenty of supply. We just need to be smarter about the parking we do have.

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“[Owning] a new car is about as expensive as renting a starter studio apartment in a lower-cost city: $12,000 a year. The expense has come to reflect the miserable social cost of America’s obsession with and reliance on private-vehicle ownership […] apple.news/AN0YmPr2tREOaI…

Evan Spencer Courtney Walcott Terry Wong Raj Dhaliwal Richard Pootmans Peter Demong Sonya Sharp Jennifer Wyness And as we pointed out in an earlier thread, owning a car is expensive - Statistics Canada estimates $8,600-$13,000/year/car.

It’s not just about #housingaffordability . It’s about affordable lifestyles.
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Evan Spencer Courtney Walcott Terry Wong Research in Canada estimates we have 3-4 parking spots/vehicle, 40% of which is for housing. In the US, it’s 7 parking spots / vehicle.
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Calgary is not renowned for its transit frequency, we need to get places, many of us use cars, cars must be stored. We get it: we need to store our cars places.

But parking minimums mean we just keep accumulating more - and at a hefty price tag.

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As a Fraser Institute blog (that calls for an end to parking minimums) points out, supply actually increases demand: “Ironically, prioritizing parking over housing can spur even more demand for downtown parking.”

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Strong Towns Strong TownsYYC Of course we're always glad for a few words from our good friend Celia Lee of Sustainable Calgary. Find out a little about what's at stake with Monday's big #Rezoning vote for a sustainable, healthy #YYC ! /25 #yyccc #HousingCrisis youtu.be/wWuFvIQQTD8

Cool 'Bike to School Week' Guide from HUB Cycling as featured in Vélo Canada Bikes latest newsletter! Lots of great info including curriculum links, activity ideas and strategies for inclusion.
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It’s a pretty big deal when this KEY MESSAGE is in Scientific American. It suggests a bigger tipping point. “We Need to Make Cities Less Car-Dependent: Reducing the need for car travel is better for health, the environment and public safety.” Via @SciAm
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