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Originally Posted by acottawa
They are pretty mutually exclusive. A commuter parking lot in the middle of town is pretty disruptive.
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Sure, but it doesn't need to be surface parking. There are lots of examples all over the world where transit stations are successfully integrated into town centres. By drawing people, they contribute to the economic health of the town centre.
Not sure what the alternative is. Transit stations are always going to have parking in outlying areas. I'd rather see them integrated into town centres than have built at the side of highways.
This idea that transit begets sprawl is very bizzare to me. The alternative is having all of these people from outlying areas drive into the city to work. Even if they all go to terminus stations, it still means a lot more more car miles and a lot fewer transit miles.
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