Berlin is using one of its scarcest resources in a surprising way.
Around 3,300 hectares of land are dedicated to parking private cars.
Thatโs ~๐ญ๐ฌร more space than ๐ฎ๐น๐น public playgrounds combined, even though ๐ฐ๐ฏ% of households ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ปโ๐ own a car.
๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด:
๐ New data from the Mobilitรคt in Deutschland (MiD) study shows:
โข Nearly 50% of cars in Germany donโt move on an average day
โข In 2008, this was only one third
โข Effectively, ~25% of traffic space is used for private storage, not mobility
๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ:
โข Walking is at its highest level since 2008
โข Cycling accounts for 11% of all kilometres travelled
โข Active mobility is clearly on the rise
Yet our cities are still designed around the stationary car.
This isnโt about being ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ช-๐ค๐ข๐ณ. Itโs about being pro-people, pro-climate, and pro-livable cities.
Just reclaiming 10% of parking space could double the size of playgrounds, create new green corridors and free up space for housing and safer streets.
What would you prioritise if your city reclaimed even a fraction of its parking space?Grรถรere Bilddarstellung aktivieren,
