The War on CarsDec 26, 2022

“What’s finally sunk in with many people is that we have parking minimums and yet housing maximums, which means we have too many cars and too little housing. We have things the wrong way around."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/26/us-cities-parking-lots-climate-walkability

Shifting gears: why US cities are falling out of love with the parking lot

Cities are loosening rules on building parking spots with new buildings: ‘It’s about the climate, it’s about walkability’

The Guardian
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@TheWarOnCars "we have parking minimums and yet housing maximums"

Not sure who hit on the idea of presenting it this way, but they're a genius and seem to have gotten through to a lot of people who weren't getting it before!

Dec 28, 2022 at 5:03amWeb
Show threadCap'n TransitDec 28, 2022
@TheWarOnCars Reading through, I'm seeing that this quote in the article is from Shoup, and he's certainly been beating the parking mandate drum for a while, but what was that other recent quote? "Parking requirements are guaranteed housing for cars"?