Ada Palmer
Vienna reclaims street space by ending free parking and turning parking spots into shade, trees and Dutch-style cycling. The city has run over 350 projects to swap asphalt for green/public space, including a ‘Dutch-inspired’ cycling street where 140 parking bays became 1.3 km of bike lanes and planting. Since 2022, all street parking has been paid, raising €180m/year, and nudging commuters to public transport. DW https://www.dw.com/en/how-one-city-won-over-its-residents-to-turn-parking-into-green-space/a-75017286
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Vienna swaps parking for green space

Conscious of reaching climate goals and strapped for space, some cities are reconsidering how much they dedicate to parking. Austria's capital, Vienna, is streets ahead.

Deutsche Welle
Mar 8 at 5:02pmWeb
Show threadLyle Solla-YatesMar 8
@adapalmer “how do you want your neighborhood? Do you want it to be filled with cars and without any trees, or do you want something different?”
Show threadStoneBear Mar 8
@Lyle @adapalmer amazing what happens when you build cities for people, not cars....
Show threadPeter BrownMar 8
@adapalmer I think I’m right in saying that Vienna boasts a branch of Ikea with no parking whatsoever.
It works entirely based on deliveries.
Show threadPersonneMar 9

@adapalmer

Is...is this a wokism? Wait until Slovakia hears about this!