01-12-2017, 07:18 AM
(01-11-2017, 05:58 PM)darts Wrote:(01-11-2017, 03:01 PM)MidTowner Wrote: Developers should be free to build whatever number of spots the market requires. If they think they can market a four bedroom, 1800 square foot unit to a family who only needs one spot, they should be allowed to build and market that unit. If they think they can market it with no spots, likewise.
Is that a great idea? Developers don't have to deal with any of the long term consequences. In Cambridge on Kovac Rd there was a small development done about 20 years ago, houses have space for 2 cars. Now they have cars parked all over, their boulevards. I could only imagine trying to hold a bbq and inviting people over, there wasn't much in terms of on street parking when I was in the neighbourhood.
Let’s talk about bread.
I went to the bakery and they were all out! We should have a government regulation that requires them to bake enough bread! Furthermore, the bread is too expensive. The regulation should require them to bake enough that the price is lower. In fact, while we’re at it, let’s require them to bake so much bread that the price drops to 0!
Seriously though, if we switch the discussion back to only large grocery stores (let’s suppose actual bakeries and small stores were exempt), a “minimum bread production” regulation would probably be less damaging than our parking minima. So large grocery stores would be sources of free bread on their dime. In the context of operating a Zehr’s, that’s probably just a small impact. Whereas parking minima frequently prevent good developments from happening at all.