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> Treating curbside parking like it was exactly the same as large rectangular lots is nonsense.

Yeah because the parking is already built. But obviously before you build the parking you have a choice - and building "free" parking is a really stupid choice you should never make. You can give that space to building or the road, either will be more productive.

That's quite a hypothetical to use as justification given how long ago lots were drawn up.

I prefer to value things based on what is rather than what could be if only we had a time machine.

Opportunity cost of not having protected bike lanes or dedicated transit right of way. Especially in a place like Manhattan improving cycling safety and getting busses out of traffic would be a huge net gain for the city compared with huge amounts of space dedicated to large private vehicles.

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