tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535955433685226359.post8867856262755218263..comments2024-02-25T08:38:48.400+00:00Comments on Ian Walker’s blog: Car parking: I'll just leave this speedboat hereIan Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04238484638393249191noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535955433685226359.post-64625970920449154902015-08-31T06:56:48.461+01:002015-08-31T06:56:48.461+01:00Your argument is great. Can't fault the logic....Your argument is great. Can't fault the logic. My concern is that no one is looking at the need for mass storage of vehicles and the congestion that's caused by the storage.<br /><br />I grew up in the 1950's and no one had a car, one guy on our estate had a motorbike. The road was wide (far wider than roads built today) and devoid of parked vehicles.<br /><br />So, how do we get back to that situation. Firstly, the populace within that area worked within a short distance of their place of employment. They could either walk, bike or use a bus to get to work. <br /><br />What do we have today? People commuting 20, 30, 40 miles each way to go to work! I've had plumbers on government funded schemes drive from Humberside to Essex to fit a boiler in my house!!! <br /><br />To turn the tide we need government incentives to give tax relief to businesses who allow workers to work online from home. Tax penalties to companies who recruit from more than five miles from their base. Incentives for people to move to their place of employment.<br /><br />The M25 and all our roads are full of tradesmen/businessmen going in opposite directions.<br /><br />Harwich Connexions Community Transporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17913774355097153516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535955433685226359.post-18219618396375555092014-08-02T14:23:19.527+01:002014-08-02T14:23:19.527+01:00A huge amount of the laws and town planing rules w...A huge amount of the laws and town planing rules we take for granted, came from the auto industry. They actually had whole departments of people writing legislation and handing it to councils to implement. Far more than just being a strong lobby. If you haven't read "Happy City" You should. http://thehappycity.com/the-happy-city/zeonglowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579252454483486457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535955433685226359.post-9717021232672125182014-04-02T13:17:55.241+01:002014-04-02T13:17:55.241+01:00Couldn't agree more with this post.
Of cour...Couldn't agree more with this post. <br /><br />Of course one could argue that the cars aren't in anyone's way and there's still room to get past. But where I live, the presumed god-given right to on-street parking often means no space is available for dedicated cycling infrastructure.<br /><br />Or, if the road space isn't required for moving vehicles, imagine how we could have lovely wide pavements, for more social neighbourhoods, kids playing, etc. Of course, in reality the pavements are usually full of cars too.<br /><br />I'm still wondering how this started? Who thought "I'll just store my car here." and why did no-one beat them with a newspaper?Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12957616409432299713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535955433685226359.post-90746876715033519722013-10-29T17:02:07.180+00:002013-10-29T17:02:07.180+00:00I park my car on the street because I have no othe...I park my car on the street because I have no other place to park when at home. Even so, I would be in favor of charging vehicle owners for storing the cars in public places. My car is shared by 3 people, so we would split the cost. The streets are a dangerous, polluted, unattractive part of our city landscape. Anything to reduce the portion of our city devoted to cars would make our city more pleasant and livable.Eric Einemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17303289105499961569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535955433685226359.post-69775595748989560472013-10-29T04:16:59.365+00:002013-10-29T04:16:59.365+00:00Don't let's beat about the bush. Parking i...Don't let's beat about the bush. Parking is a euphemism for "vehicle storage" and the motor car is a victim of its own success. In Amsterdam the same problem exists with storing bicycles, which are if not properly stored, sometimes impounded by civil authorities who charge a hefty (storage?) fee for their return.<br />If you don't pay your bike can sold on to defray the costs of removing the burden on the civil environment of your selfish vehicle storage. Vehicle storage is the reason your car doesn't really work anymore; unless you have somewhere to store it until you need it again. Its the main reason I use mine less and less; that and the indignity of creating and participating in traffic.PaulChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08576781178649138047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535955433685226359.post-10304643600092841412013-10-28T23:05:53.564+00:002013-10-28T23:05:53.564+00:00This is not a facetious comment, but if you live i...This is not a facetious comment, but if you live in a parking zone, you need a resident parking permit. Though these permits might not reflect all the externalities of parking on the street.hamvas balinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05828965834018355051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535955433685226359.post-40398534841013315922013-10-28T22:51:24.346+00:002013-10-28T22:51:24.346+00:00Great post. There's one day a year you can get...Great post. There's one day a year you can get away with parking something other than a car in the street: http://parkingday.org/Markasaurushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15066340136990177687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535955433685226359.post-84084473566821772272013-10-28T22:39:00.472+00:002013-10-28T22:39:00.472+00:00A few years ago some local residents were told tha...A few years ago some local residents were told that they couldn't put stones or Bollards on the grass verges outside their houses as it was council property. The residents had places the bollards there as motorists were routinely parking on the grass verges and they were churned up into muddy eyesores. Strangely, the council weren't so stringesnt in removing the parked cars as they were the bollards put there to protect the verges from the cars.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466615622721694408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535955433685226359.post-29233012018518502372013-07-11T06:18:41.870+01:002013-07-11T06:18:41.870+01:00@bikerider: might it be sensible, rather than &quo...@bikerider: might it be sensible, rather than "banishing cars from the earth", to enact a scheme in which motorists pay for the massive amount of public space they take up for storing their cars?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07618092741954506019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535955433685226359.post-4405975268964201282012-12-24T10:35:04.291+00:002012-12-24T10:35:04.291+00:00We have to have cars in the street, otherwise chil...We have to have cars in the street, otherwise children might play there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535955433685226359.post-8955775403991959872011-04-06T12:24:23.809+01:002011-04-06T12:24:23.809+01:00I'd like to have skateboards and bmx bikes on ...I'd like to have skateboards and bmx bikes on the road because there a lot better in so many ways.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08624065295372556142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535955433685226359.post-55904113500237077512011-04-04T20:31:15.357+01:002011-04-04T20:31:15.357+01:00"if the cars are not blocking the street they..."if the cars are not blocking the street they would be full of spitting teenagers on bmx bikes and skateboards. some people just like to moan, it's in their nature"<br /><br />*Cough*Ian Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04238484638393249191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535955433685226359.post-23214679541842390572011-04-04T19:41:44.124+01:002011-04-04T19:41:44.124+01:00so what do you suggest, banish cars from the earth...so what do you suggest, banish cars from the earth. take vehicles away from people who genuinely need them and cannot afford off street parking. if the cars are not blocking the street they would be full of spitting teenagers on bmx bikes and skateboards. some people just like to moan, it's in their nature.bikeriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10450006230181147667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535955433685226359.post-3881475419870733422011-04-04T19:20:11.937+01:002011-04-04T19:20:11.937+01:00Bikerider - if that's really your opinion, and...Bikerider - if that's really your opinion, and you're not just spoofing a Mail reader, I hope you can see that it's not a very strong argument. Think how what you say can just be turned round to anything, whether positive or negative:<br /><br />"I've just been mugged!"<br /><br />"We live in the 21st century and mugging is a part of our society now. Deal with it and stop whining"<br /><br />etc. etc.Ian Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04238484638393249191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535955433685226359.post-69239421975586216172011-04-04T19:14:22.218+01:002011-04-04T19:14:22.218+01:00really!!! lots of people need a car for work, tran...really!!! lots of people need a car for work, transport blah blah blah. we live in the 21st century and cars are a part of our society now. deal with it and stop whining.bikeriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10450006230181147667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535955433685226359.post-68065348909842528662011-04-04T18:34:19.026+01:002011-04-04T18:34:19.026+01:00Great Post. I have often thought the same thing, b...Great Post. I have often thought the same thing, but with a shed. I've always wanted a shed but I don't have the room because I live in a flat. People are allowed to store their property on the street, why not a shed? Turns out it is only motorists who are allowed to store their property on public land for free.Dr C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10234078254243840589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535955433685226359.post-69015389181399689362011-04-04T17:45:00.681+01:002011-04-04T17:45:00.681+01:00Here in Edinburgh there has been a wee bit of a st...Here in Edinburgh there has been a wee bit of a stushie about communal bins in the New Town. Certain residents have objected to these bins on the grounds that they "distract" from the architecture of the World Heritage Site. Oddly there have no such complains about the parked cars on the same streets, even though these are a greater distraction, one wonders why...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535955433685226359.post-32290766278998385522011-04-04T17:36:43.937+01:002011-04-04T17:36:43.937+01:00Here in Edinburgh, there have been huge arguments ...Here in Edinburgh, there have been huge arguments about the council wanting to put communal rubbish bins on the streets of the New Town. The residents complain that these bins detract from the architecture of the World Heritage Site, but oddly none of the residents has asked to have the parked cars (which is a greater detraction) removed. Odd that...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535955433685226359.post-7006800972251206952010-05-12T22:26:50.574+01:002010-05-12T22:26:50.574+01:00I want one so people stop parking large vans outsi...I want one so people stop parking large vans outside my house...not to mention the smoking burger eating noisy spitting teenagers (oh dear, age is a terrible thing) I thought I might try and make a large pretend car...but your crate is fabulous!vonnie_whinging_pomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15201142620377943127noreply@blogger.com