Tim Keane is no fan of free parking.
“That has been proven time and again, in every single city in the world that the more parking you provide, the more people drive,” said Keane, who became Atlanta’s planning commissioner last summer. “I mean, we live in Atlanta. This is a city that is a great example of: If you design for everyone to drive, then what will you get? Congestion.”
Transportation alternative advocates have been saying this for a long time, and late last year, researchers at the University of Wisconsin and the University of Connecticut agreed.
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