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Go ahead and build, but make damn sure you are being rational about people's behavior when it comes to driving and transit. My ex moved into a condominium comp

Go ahead and build, but make damn sure you are being rational about people's behavior when it comes to driving and transit. My ex moved into a condominium complex that has exactly zero parking spots or loading docks for visitors, and no parking for half a mile in either direction. It's an absolute total fail. Neighbors rat on each other to get each other's cars towed because they get so upset. It's literally impossible to have a party there or even invite friends over because they simply cannot park and there is no transit available anywhere near there. There aren't any bike lanes either because it's a financially strapped city and the complex is near the border of a rich city that explicitly does things to make it harder to get between the two townships. I'm just saying, both hands have to know what each other are doing and people have to make rational decisions at the municipal level.

WhompingWindows 7y ago
Wow, seems like there was a leaps-and-bounds approach instead of an incremental style with that building. Their rationale may have been to think of a car-less society?
jsharf 7y ago
I think YIMBY is about city restrictions and ordinance. This sounds like the private building developers just wanted to save money and cheaped out on building additional parking space. Unless the city itself imposed a restriction on parking That being said, I'm not aware of any YIMBYish laws that outright restrict parking in residential areas. The only thing equivalent I can think of is the Market street law in SF, but that's not a residential area, so it actually makes sense.
foota 7y ago
...Bellevue?
- lazyasciiart 7y ago
  I don't think you can physically get half a mile away from the nearest available parking in Bellevue.
  - foota 7y ago
    That's true, guess that shows you which side of the lake I live on :)
driverdan 7y ago
Sounds like your ex didn't do proper research to understand what they were getting into. If they needed a place with parking and/or easy public transit access they shouldn't have bought that condo.
jseliger 7y ago
What's the name of this mythical city? If the condo complex is sufficiently unattractive, few people will want to live there, and prices will fall to the point where buyers or renters accept the low price and the associated hassle. That's a market decision. If the condo complex is, let's imagine, 50% lower than market, then maybe people will accept the parking situation. and there is no transit available anywhere near there Then residents might try demanding it from the city government. You may like this: https://www.amazon.com/High-Cost-Free-Parking-Updated/dp/193236496X https://www.amazon.com/High-Cost-Free-Parking-Updated/dp/193... book.
tathougies 7y ago
So the wonderful thing is that your ex can sell their condo, take the money and move elsewhere. That is the beauty of a free market. And the absolute magnificence of section 1031 of the IRC.

WhompingWindows 7y ago

Wow, seems like there was a leaps-and-bounds approach instead of an incremental style with that building. Their rationale may have been to think of a car-less society?

jsharf 7y ago

I think YIMBY is about city restrictions and ordinance. This sounds like the private building developers just wanted to save money and cheaped out on building additional parking space. Unless the city itself imposed a restriction on parking That being said, I'm not aware of any YIMBYish laws that outright restrict parking in residential areas. The only thing equivalent I can think of is the Market street law in SF, but that's not a residential area, so it actually makes sense.

foota 7y ago

...Bellevue?

lazyasciiart 7y ago
I don't think you can physically get half a mile away from the nearest available parking in Bellevue.
- foota 7y ago
  That's true, guess that shows you which side of the lake I live on :)

driverdan 7y ago

Sounds like your ex didn't do proper research to understand what they were getting into. If they needed a place with parking and/or easy public transit access they shouldn't have bought that condo.

jseliger 7y ago

What's the name of this mythical city? If the condo complex is sufficiently unattractive, few people will want to live there, and prices will fall to the point where buyers or renters accept the low price and the associated hassle. That's a market decision. If the condo complex is, let's imagine, 50% lower than market, then maybe people will accept the parking situation. and there is no transit available anywhere near there Then residents might try demanding it from the city government. You may like this: https://www.amazon.com/High-Cost-Free-Parking-Updated/dp/193236496X https://www.amazon.com/High-Cost-Free-Parking-Updated/dp/193... book.

tathougies 7y ago

So the wonderful thing is that your ex can sell their condo, take the money and move elsewhere. That is the beauty of a free market. And the absolute magnificence of section 1031 of the IRC.