Inadequate parking is a much better problem to have than inadequate housing. I mean, not even close to the same level of problem!
But that's assuming that there will even be inadequate parking. With car sharing services, and enough transit, it's not a problem. I just got back from Vancouver, a city with high density, not a huge number of cars, but extremely easy mobility for both those in cars and those on transit. Parking is less of an issue because not everybody has to drive.
Cars don't scale well. They are massive, take huge amounts of space when moving or when when not moving. That's not to say that we shouldn't have cars, we absolutely need them. But we also absolutely need transit.
One of the first steps towards that possibility is allowing housing that allows a car-less life. Parking spots add expense to every unit built. Those who don't have cars have been subsidizing those with cars for a long time. That's OK, but maybe, JUST MAYBE, we should try some housing where we let people live without a car.
I agree, and would go a step further: inadequate parking is a feature, not a bug, because it creates incentives that benefit all of the people living in the area regardless of socioeconomic status.
But that's assuming that there will even be inadequate parking. With car sharing services, and enough transit, it's not a problem. I just got back from Vancouver, a city with high density, not a huge number of cars, but extremely easy mobility for both those in cars and those on transit. Parking is less of an issue because not everybody has to drive.
Cars don't scale well. They are massive, take huge amounts of space when moving or when when not moving. That's not to say that we shouldn't have cars, we absolutely need them. But we also absolutely need transit.
One of the first steps towards that possibility is allowing housing that allows a car-less life. Parking spots add expense to every unit built. Those who don't have cars have been subsidizing those with cars for a long time. That's OK, but maybe, JUST MAYBE, we should try some housing where we let people live without a car.