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I understand both sides of the issue. My problem is the lack of context given to this solution for housing. I live in small (2,000ish households) New England t
by detourdog 3y ago
I understand both sides of the issue. My problem is the lack of context given to this solution for housing.
I live in small (2,000ish households) New England town with some streets that predate automobiles. Nobody is really space constrained. The housing 3 miles a way is at least half the cost of my town.
The public transportation is poor and it took about 25 years to build less than 3 miles of bike path.
Should my town ditch off-street parking minimums in an attempt to increase housing supplies?
- busterarm 3y ago> Nobody is really space constrained. Clearly the answer is no then. That doesn't make space-constrained Austin's answer an automatic yes either though. The city is very car-dependent. The starting point isn't "take away peoples' ability to have a car". It should be "make it more attractive not to have a car". Changing parking minimums comes far down that road.
- detourdog 3y agoIt's not clear to me. I really wish you could take the effort to explain your thinking. If there is no place to park but your neighbor's yard how it would work in a civilized society and help housing costs.