I read all the studies on the economic impact of bike lanes. Here's what I learned.

Tech Insider : Economy
A shopping bag locking a bike to a parking meter

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Austin is abolishing parking requirements to bring down runaway home prices and rents

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
In an aerial view, apartments are seen undergoing construction on February 28, 2023 in Austin, Texas.
In an aerial view, apartments are seen undergoing construction on February 28, 2023 in Austin, Texas.

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There's an easy way cities can lure in more holiday shoppers: Get rid of street parking

Tech Insider : Economy
Shoppers at Bryant Park's Winter Village shopping area in Manhattan, New York.
Shoppers at Bryant Park's Winter Village shopping area in Manhattan, New York.

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The glut of parking spaces in the US is driving up housing costs and hurting the environment

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Cracked parking lot in front of vacant shopping center
Parking spaces in the US take up as much land as Connecticut and Vermont combined.

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America is addicted to parking lots — and it's killing the economy

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics, Climate Crisis
A blue car drives across the outside of the earth. Following the car, the surface of the earth incrementally is covered by a full parking lot.
The US is home to as many as 2 billion parking spots. All this wasted space is wrecking our economy and making it harder to building homes.

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PHOTOS: This underwater $65 million garage could be the world's most beautiful parking deck — and it will never see a single car

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Amsterdam's underwater bicycle parking garage
The city has shared videos of the process of building the new structure that took four years to complete.

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