In the United States, the pandemic changed the dynamics of parking. No longer would peak-hour traffic and high parking rates send commuters to mass transit. Downtown parking garages recovered faster than trains and buses as wary workers returned to the office in cars. On the one hand, the future of mass transit looked hazy. On the other, some Americans were freed from their lengthy commutes and newly invested in their neighborhoods, where trips were shorter and street space was being seized for people. A surge in online shopping left brick-and-mortar parking more oversupplied than ever—and
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