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Re:U.S. cities opt to ditch their off-street parking minimums by detourdog on Wednesday January 03, 2024 @02:05PM (#38858285)
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?

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Re:U.S. cities opt to ditch their off-street parking minimums by busterarm on Wednesday January 03, 2024 @02:29PM (#38858616)
> 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.

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Re:U.S. cities opt to ditch their off-street parking minimums by detourdog on Wednesday January 03, 2024 @02:32PM (#38858663)
It'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.
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