If only money grew on trees!

San Diego has delicious burritos, but I’m afraid even their very best pales in comparison to your average Mission District Taqueria. They’re doing god’s work up in San Francisco.... gut bombs of the highest order!

Does it though? In most cities, the spread out nature of things is a direct result of strict euclidian zoning codes, low floor-to-area ratios, and onerous minimum parking requirements.

Highways are the very essence of “big government.” And Strong Towns is certainly not arguing that we should take your car, or limit your ability to drive it.

That’s not really what’s being debated above... this is:

“In my city, driving really is the only option to get around anywhere efficiently.”

I’m no gun nut, but the amount of ink spilled on gun crime is fascinating when you consider that virtually the same amount of Americans die every year in traffic collisions and practically no one in the media even bats an eye.

I, for one, welcome our new bonobos overlords.

So I’m guessing this would still be significantly cheaper than steel construction?

A private vehicle ban seems unrealistic outside of a few specific places (Manhattan maybe?)

Our highway network is vast and in no immediate need of expansion. Walking, cycling and mass transit should be regional issues, really (not tied to dwindling gas taxes.)

I think the general argument from people like the author, or Donald Shoup at UCLA, is to simply get rid of the minimum parking requirements in the zoning, and let the free market sort it out.