tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656921634940224775.post3789805701478326044..comments2024-02-11T15:29:31.409-05:00Comments on Richard's Pretension: NPGRichard Bellushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656921634940224775.post-33043650525925205222011-09-23T00:22:51.941-04:002011-09-23T00:22:51.941-04:00No, the huge parking lot was pretty much replaced ...No, the huge parking lot was pretty much replaced by the "California Adventures" theme park. What Disney did instead was create a pretty huge parking structure and an overflow lot nearby. We time our trips during the fall and winter when less folks go anyway. But I can imagine that at the height of summer it gets crazy.Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656921634940224775.post-44530448653649818672011-09-17T14:27:30.591-04:002011-09-17T14:27:30.591-04:00Does that huge parking lot overflow these days, or...Does that huge parking lot overflow these days, or are the current rates at Disney high enough to keep the numbers of cars within bounds?<br /><br />The only major US metro area not to see a big rise in gridlock is Houston, and that is only because of an aggressive highway building program and (ironically) a lack of planning. Houston still has no zoning. (Local planning boards traditionally favor low density land use which, unintentionally, results in sprawl and high traffic on highways.) This is not a model other areas find politically possible to copy, though, and even Houston has run up against practical limits; there is only so much room for new highways and their support facilities. Population increase eventually overwhelms anything.Richard Bellushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656921634940224775.post-38126836390624023622011-09-16T21:05:49.330-04:002011-09-16T21:05:49.330-04:00Very interesting. I love your comment about mileag...Very interesting. I love your comment about mileage not making a difference for oil consumption if more folks get cars. Its true that I've seen more and more traffic on the highways and even around my neighborhood over the past ten years. <br /><br />Just driving to Disneyland has changed greatly over the years. My wife and I were reminiscing about a particular trip in 2001 and how easy and quick the drive was... not so anymore with all the traffic and gridlock.Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.com