There's a housing crisis in many cities. But cars can park free. Why not claim public street-space for those who need it? If you disguise your shelter as a polluting, duly-licensed private vehicle, like artist Michael Rakowitz did...
...the authorities should be fine with it.
More on this thought-provoking art project here:
In #Brussels, a couple turned street space in front of their apartment into garden, inviting neighbors to plant + harvest what they want.
When cops told them space was meant for cars, they put a license plate on it! They call it "Citizen Garden."
@batat @straphanger I totally understand where you're coming from, but the reason for cars being treated differently is obvious, in my opinion.
Streets are/were primarily built to move cars and trucks. Anything with wheels, really. So "parking" other things on them conflicts with that original ideology.
I think it's great that people are pushing to change that ideology!
@sigue @batat Take a look at the excellent history, "Roads Were Not Built For Cars" by my friend Carlton Reid. Roads, especially outside cities, were paved through the lobbying of cyclists. Cars came much later.
https://www.vox.com/2015/3/19/8253035/roads-cyclists-cars-history
@straphanger @batat That is very cool, but what I see here is that for 30 years rich bicyclists pushed for building roads and then for 110 years since then roads have been built for cars.
So I'm sticking with my original statement that streets are built primarily for cars and trucks.
To repeat, I am 100% in favor of changing that dynamic.
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