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So glad I live in the burbs where artificial scarcity induced by petty local politics isn't a thing. There's petty politics everywhere, of course, but worrying
by tomohawk 8y ago
So glad I live in the burbs where artificial scarcity induced by petty local politics isn't a thing.
There's petty politics everywhere, of course, but worrying about where to park my car? No really something I have time for.
- 0xB31B1B 8y agoWhich burbs, the burbs are usually the definition of artificial scarcity. Setbacks, minimum lot sizes, FAR restrictions are all a suburban concept for the most part.
- opportune 8y agoYes, in parts of Seattle and SF for example, the "suburbs" would really be at least 4 floor multifamily residences (some a lot taller) if not for "artificial scarcity induced by petty local politics"
- jonknee 8y agoHow is a parking minimum artificial scarcity? If anything it seems like it's an artificial excess.
- closeparen 8y agoRequiring housing to be accompanied by parking yields more parking but also less housing, as the additional cost takes projects on the margin below profitability and the space occupied by parking can't be used for more units (without expensive underground garages).
- Zarath 8y agoThe burbs are absolutely horrible. You literally can't do anything without getting into your car and driving.
- icebraining 8y agoI was liked this example by Andrés Duany: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1X5uVR5NxY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1X5uVR5NxY (The whole lecture is pretty good)
- twblalock 8y agoParking requirements are artificial surplus. Letting businesses decide how much parking they want to build is not artificial scarcity, but just the free market at work. If the majority of people are like you, businesses will be incentivized by market forces build enough parking to accommodate them. So what are you worried about?