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None of these issues are a problem, they're preferred. The excess of parking subsidizes driving leading to more congestion, less density, and less utilization
by Obi_Juan_Kenobi 8y ago
None of these issues are a problem, they're preferred.
The excess of parking subsidizes driving leading to more congestion, less density, and less utilization of public transportation.
People simply aren't that stupid when it comes to their self interest. If transportation options suck somewhere, then property/rent values go down. This isn't libertarian pipe-dream economics, this is basic direct effects.
If anything, it gives developers the choice between building the parking, or lobbying for better bus service, etc. Perhaps if parking wasn't so absurdly subsidized, the bus system would improve markedly?