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> In addition how do home owners anticipate that some nearby development, 5 or 10 years later, is going to go in without parking? You can't anticipate it, whic

> In addition how do home owners anticipate that some nearby development, 5 or 10 years later, is going to go in without parking? You can't anticipate it, which is why you should never view street parking as a guaranteed feature of your home. People who can't afford homes with garages or driveways just need to be realistic about the fact that the parking situation on their street might change in the future. Similarly, all homeowners, whether they have garages and driveways or not, need to be realistic about the fact that many things in their neighborhood might change, including density and traffic. That's just life. You can't fully control what happens on land you don't own.

nitrogen 10y ago
As someone who grew up in a low density area this just seems bizarre to me, the idea that an outsider might have more right than you to the curb that is maintained with your property taxes. Almost as bizarre is the idea of houses without driveways.
- twblalock 10y ago
  > the idea that an outsider might have more right than you to the curb that is maintained with your property taxes What makes you think someone parking on your street is an outsider, rather than a neighbor, or a guest of a neighbor who might very well pay property taxes in the same city you do?
  - vorotato 10y ago
    When you live in a rural area, anyone parking near you is an outsider.
  - nitrogen 10y ago
    Some cities charge taxes based on the number of feet of street connected to someone's yard. It seems perfectly logical that in such a city, the "right" to park should be greatest at one's own house, and fade with distance. So anyone from an apartment complex outside the neighborhood is an outsider, and should have less claim to the spot in front of a house than the house's owner. I also find it bizarre that some HN users (not you obviously since you can't downvote a direct reply) frequently downvote comments that provide a differing perspective from the anti-suburban anti-car view.
planteen 10y ago
This is true. Dealing with a crappy parking situation when I was younger taught me that I never want to deal with it again. It's not fun having to park far away when you have a load of groceries in the snow.

nitrogen 10y ago

As someone who grew up in a low density area this just seems bizarre to me, the idea that an outsider might have more right than you to the curb that is maintained with your property taxes. Almost as bizarre is the idea of houses without driveways.

twblalock 10y ago
> the idea that an outsider might have more right than you to the curb that is maintained with your property taxes What makes you think someone parking on your street is an outsider, rather than a neighbor, or a guest of a neighbor who might very well pay property taxes in the same city you do?
- vorotato 10y ago
  When you live in a rural area, anyone parking near you is an outsider.
- nitrogen 10y ago
  Some cities charge taxes based on the number of feet of street connected to someone's yard. It seems perfectly logical that in such a city, the "right" to park should be greatest at one's own house, and fade with distance. So anyone from an apartment complex outside the neighborhood is an outsider, and should have less claim to the spot in front of a house than the house's owner. I also find it bizarre that some HN users (not you obviously since you can't downvote a direct reply) frequently downvote comments that provide a differing perspective from the anti-suburban anti-car view.

planteen 10y ago

This is true. Dealing with a crappy parking situation when I was younger taught me that I never want to deal with it again. It's not fun having to park far away when you have a load of groceries in the snow.