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https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/20/opinion-broadway-upzoning-parking-chicago/

"If the city becomes more dense, where will people put their car?!!" he asks.

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[–] chloroken@lemmy.ml 30 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

This is wild because Chicago is supposed to be one of our two walkable cities. Yet it's still inexplicably about parking.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 11 points 1 week ago

Edgewater has no shortage of mass transit, that guy's just a dick.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

SF and NYC are VERY walkable. Other cities are quickly becoming better at it.

[–] chloroken@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago

I usually only hear of Chicago and NYC as being walkable. I'll look at SF a bit more.