The War on Cars

Paved Paradise with Henry Grabar

The War on Cars ›

52:05 | May 23rd, 2023

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All car trips begin and end with a place to park, making a parking space “nothing less than the link between driving and life itself.” In his new book, Paved Paradise, Henry Grabar, a staff writer at ...Show More



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sjreif3 recommended:May 27th, 2023

Parking gets used as an excuse for everything you don’t want to happen. This works because we’ve put so much priority on parking and there being parking everywhere. “You can’t file a lawsuit saying these poor people are going to mess up the neighborhood but you can file a lawsuit over parking so t...Show More

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sjreif3May 27th, 2023

Chicago sold parking meters to private equity, Morgan Stanley won the bid for 1 billion dollars for 75 years. When inspector general investigated, they found they leased the cost of parking nearly 1 billion short of their actual value. And now anytime Chicago wants to make a change to the streets — ...Show More

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