How Our Obsession With Parking Fuels the Climate Crisis

What could a city like New York achieve if it repurposed some of its 3 million curbside parking spots?

It could get rid of rats by moving trash off the sidewalks & into containers. It could create safe, cool play spaces for the more than 1 million New Yorkers without easy park access. It could build bioswales to collect rainwater and prevent flooding during heavy storms
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/17/how-our-obsession-with-parking-fuels-the-climate-crisis/

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