> when you go to city council meetings residents and business owners ask for more and cheaper parking because it draws in business and keeps street parking avai

> when you go to city council meetings residents and business owners ask for more and cheaper parking because it draws in business and keeps street parking available for residents. Apparently not that much, since that's the point of the article. > If you let the free market decide the answer will be "a lot" I'm sure there will still be a lot of parking, but at least it will be 1. Allocated more optimally in space (businesses who don't need it won't build it) 2. Paid for by those who use it, not subsidized by those who don't 3. Built more vertically, thereby taking up less real estate 4. Not in the perfect spot for a bike lane or sidewalk