> The infrastructure issue isn't so simple. It's really not that complicated though > In my local we are in a real estate boom. Congrats. > There are many g

> The infrastructure issue isn't so simple. It's really not that complicated though > In my local we are in a real estate boom. Congrats. > There are many groups claiming that cars will not be so prominent in the near future. So say we all. > That view is taken onboard by zoning people when deciding on new buildings. Good > Rather than demand sufficient parking spots and upgrades to roads and mass transit, Define sufficient? Many municipalities have historically had rules requiring 1 parking spot per 2 bedrooms, minimum 1 per unit. This adds a strange externality which changes the types of developments that are built. Upgrading roads isn't under the purview of the developer. Upgrading mass transit is similarly under the purview of the local government, not the developer. > developers are allowed pretend that a large number of residents will bike to work. That means larger condo blocks with poorer connections, harming bikes, cars and transit. Again, this really isn't the developers fault. > There are a few "green" office blocks around here without any parking spots. So employees park on the street, annoying local business who want those spots used by customers. The local governments should start charging more for parking then. Clearly parking is under-priced if people can park their all day. > This is similar to the "elder housing" theory It's really not like that at all. The "theory" here is that people won't buy a car because owning a car will be unnecessary or too expensive. > In fact, old people go to lots of appointments, Appointments that they probably shouldn't be driving to >have carers that don't live with them, Which if scheduled correctly shouldn't require 1 parking space per resident. > are often visited by large numbers of family members. Again, this is more a scheduling problem. Every resident's family doesn't need a dedicated parking spot every day. > It's just a scam by developers to squeeze more condos into a given space without upgrading infrastructure. I'd say that drivers and car companies have been running a scam for the past 50 years. Everyone got so used to their underutilized highways and ample parking that everyone bought a car. Unfortunately, as the population grew and got more dense that's not a reasonable status quo anymore, so either, we have to figure out how to fit more cars into less space, or we have to accept that the heyday of cars cars cars is over and learn to live without them.