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"Phenomenon"? Like drivers haven't been doing this everywhere since the introduction of both cars and sidewalks? If anything, workshops have been part of home

"Phenomenon"? Like drivers haven't been doing this everywhere since the introduction of both cars and sidewalks? If anything, workshops have been part of home designs since time immemorial. I consider my "garage" to be fundamental to my home ownership - it's a space dedicated to repair, cleaning, crafting, and maintenance projects. The idea that you are supposed to give up an entire room of your house just to park a car is weird to me. This would not be an enforceable problem anywhere I have lived. This seems like a symptom of underlying overcrowding issues specific to this area rather than some sort of criminal phenomenon. If these areas have way more cars than parking spots, that strikes me as a failure of zoning - too many tenants and not enough transit for the style of neighborhood.

triceratops 3y ago
> The idea that you are supposed to give up an entire room of your house just to park a car is weird to me. Keeping one's possessions on one's own property, I mean can you imagine? I have to give up an entire room in my house to park my washer and dryer, another to park my desk and chair for my home office, another to park my bed...where does it end? It's completely ridiculous. /s The idea that the public should give someone land to park their car round-the-clock is equally weird. If the car owner is paying, it's a different story of course. I do agree with you that the number of cars illegally parked in a neighborhood is a reflection on the quality and frequency of public transit.