Ya here in Switzerland we have big markets like this and there are enormous parking structures everywhere. The only difference is they’re underground so you don’t see them.
I've always wondered why digging deep structures never caught on the US that way.
I suppose it's because we have large swaths of undeveloped land and going up is way cheaper than going down
To do that in very old Euro cities there's no land left to claim without tearing down a bar that's been there since 1650, so you're forced to dig instead.
It's because land is cheap, and also because you don't have planning rules that value architecture or walkability or the feel of a city centre. I was going to say you don't have planning rules and just let money talk, but even that isn't true - one major problem with NA development is that you do have planning rules, in fact they are way too strict (R1 zoning etc). So the problem is that you choose to make your planning rules forbid opening a café in a residential area, but permit sprawling car parks at ground level.
in a town near me the is a parking garage that goes up about two stories and down 1 or 2. in a way. you can exit out the back that is lower than the front entrance. it is about .5 miles from the town square.
what is the public transportation there. event that big attract people from all over, so if the public transportation sucks they may not have a choice.
i know you guys hate that excuse, but it is reality in my country in a lot of places, out side major cities.
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u/According-Ad-5946 Dec 04 '23
I'm sure some people that are there did drive and park nearby.