The only European city I know well is Munich, and here there definitely is a shortage of apartments, particularly for rent. People tell stories about having sea

The only European city I know well is Munich, and here there definitely is a shortage of apartments, particularly for rent. People tell stories about having searched for years. The reason why the current parking norms are bad is that they require many more off-street parking spots than residents need. Building those costs €25-45k each at current Munich construction costs, and roughly half of that's wasted money (details vary widely). The streets are packed with parked cars, but we're not talking about public parking here.