Most estimates say we have between one and two billion spaces in the United States. "It wasn't like God created parking on the sixth day or anything like that" City planners were actually extremely successful at creating more parking spaces, he says.
In our quest to accommodate parked cars, we’ve paved over downtowns, polluted the planet, and made it near impossible to get anywhere without driving. Slate’s Henry Grabar explains Big Parking — and how electric cars might offer an opportunity to finally try something new.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Michael Raphael, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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