I dont really understand what you are arguing here. Why would you "remove folks who work outside the city" from the numbers? Those people still exist and need a

I dont really understand what you are arguing here. Why would you "remove folks who work outside the city" from the numbers? Those people still exist and need a place to park their car. And there are a lot of them, judging by rush hour traffic. Likewise for people who commute into the city from elsewhere. My point is there are not enough people who live identical lifestyles as you to make removing substantial amounts of parking feasible. It would be great if there were, but that's just not the case at the moment. Most people in SF need a car. I lived in New York for a while and when I moved back to SF one of my big disappointments was needing to get a car again. It was a bummer, but it definitely was a necessity. Yes, IF the city (and surrounding region) made sweeping policy and infrastructure changes to improve muni, bart, park-and-ride etc, then less people would need to drive. But I've lived in SF most of my life, and I guess that's made me pessimistic about the ability of the city to ever make those kinds of changes. It's not going to happen on any reasonable time scale.