When the Ann Street parking garage collapsed in NYC this week I couldn’t help but notice nearly every car on the roof was an SUV.

Now it turns out the weight of the cars stacked in a century-old structure is being considered by the city as a factor. I talked to engineer Russell Simmons who has been sounding the alarm about big cars in old buildings

https://www.curbed.com/2023/04/parking-garage-collapse-heavier-electric-vehicles-suvs.html