![]() ![]() “When they did so, however, not only were they on the hook for very high parking rates, but they had also lost control of the streets," he said. Grabar told me that in 2008 the city of Chicago sold its 36,000 parking meters for a lease term of 75 years to a consortium of investors, getting $1.1bn in return. And what happens when parking gets privatised, which I found very interesting given the ongoing debate in Cork about parking. Then there’s the commercial side of parking. A playing field, a playground, an urban plaza - once some person parks there, then it becomes a parking lot.” We’ve all seen places which didn’t seem meant for parking, but as soon as one person parks there, then it’s open season. “The other obvious point is that as a driver, there isn’t always a hard line between what is a parking space and what isn’t. “This shows the extent to which parking is an afterthought with planning, how little it’s been considered as a subject for systemic study - we haven’t even counted the total number of spaces. “But the whole point is that we can’t be that clear and we don’t keep better track of this. “I think 2bn is pretty unlikely,” Grabar said. For instance, it’s not known if there are 1bn or 2bn car parking spaces in the US. Kudos if you can answer, because this is a notoriously difficult question. How many parking spaces are there in Cork? It seems to be this grey area, stuck between architecture and transportation.”ĭubious about parking as a topic? Here’s a simple question. “The emblematic anecdote is that when you type in directions on Google Maps, it can tell you what roads are crowded and which are not, how long it’ll take to drive there to the minute - but with parking, you’re on your own. ![]() “That uncertainty is the key part of parking, what makes people get upset about parking, and in conversations I’ve had since it came out, that keeps coming out. Loyola University Medical Center treated a total of four victims, one of whom remains in the hospital, Carol Eggers, a spokeswoman for the hospital, told NPR.“If aliens were looking down at us they’d see us take our means of transportation somewhere without knowing where we’ll leave it - do you take off in a plane not knowing if there’ll be an airport for it at the other end?’ The sheriff's office added that some people were also injured while attempting to flee the area. Gunshot victims were rushed to multiple area hospitals. ![]() Detectives are still in the process of interviewing all the victims and witnesses, as well as reviewing camera footage from the area. No suspects have been arrested and police are still investigating the motive for the attack. Officials said multiple weapons fired multiple rounds into the crowd. "A peaceful gathering in celebration of Juneteenth turned suddenly violent last night," the sheriff's office added. local time, police officers in Willowbrook, Ill., responded to sounds of gunshots coming from the parking lot of a strip mall, the DuPage County Sheriff's Office said in a statement on Sunday afternoon. local time, and police were in the area monitoring the scene.Īround 12:25 a.m. Officials said the celebration started around 6:00 p.m. Investigators look over the scene of an overnight mass shooting at a strip mall in Willowbrook, Ill., Sunday, June 18.Īt least one person was killed and 22 others were wounded after gunfire erupted during a Juneteenth celebration in a Chicago suburb on Sunday just after midnight. ![]()
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