DadBodofanAmerican t1_iu8exfc wrote on October 29, 2022 at 10:53 AM

> Instead of parking lots, we'd get five- to six-story apartment buildings, with reduced space for cars, next to busy LIRR or Metro-North stations. It's a win-win—not only would it help address the state's yawning housing gaps, but also, our climate problem. Suburban sprawl's link to car dependency—a key contributor of carbon emissions—is well known. Want to drive your car less? Live closer to reliable transit.

This is pretty short sighted. Reduced parking at LIRR will just disincentive people who live outside of walking distance from taking the train. And the people who do move close to express stops (nobody is gonna bump development on local stops) will still need cars to access the rest of long island for food, entertainment, schools, etc; because the whole system is designed to exclusively bring workers to jobs then back.

CraftyFoxeYT t1_iu9a24t wrote on October 29, 2022 at 3:38 PM

Could then do mixed use zoning commercial and residential together and make it a walkable community. Right now, building is heavily restricted around some stations. The bigger issue, What people are saying is the trains aren't frequent enough to make it attractive

tikihiki t1_iubp22k wrote on October 30, 2022 at 2:30 AM

Exactly. With mixed use it's easy to imagine a couple (or even small family) that would normally have two cars in LI, could walk to LIRR for commute, walk to nearby restaurants, walk for groceries, and maybe keep one car + parking spot for other uses. That's a win for traffic/environment/affordability. And even car free is totally possible with that type of development. Not a new concept: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transit-oriented_development