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@jerome@jasette.facil.services
2025-06-20 14:25:48

Lily Cheng, NIMBY councillor of #Willowdale in Toronto went to South Korea.
What did she learn? She learned about sleek parking infrastructure. In South Korea! Speak about missing the forest for the trees
Also Toronto transit isn't randomly underdevelopped, it's something she can actually influence as a councillor. She's saying that as if it just happened and th…

A Balanced View on Transit and Parking

Despite South Korea’s world-class public transit system, cars still play an essential role in daily life, and that’s okay. Unlike Toronto, which struggles with underdeveloped transit while aggressively reducing car infrastructure, Korea embraces a multi-modal future. Wide roads accommodate cars, dedicated bus lanes, and bike paths, all without sacrificing one for the other. One standout example was a sleek, modern parking structure that reminded me of the…