02-19-2019, 09:51 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-19-2019, 09:52 PM by danbrotherston.)
(02-19-2019, 09:46 PM)jamincan Wrote: ??? Have I come across as having some sort of free-market libertarian leaning on here? I find it ironic that people who believe the government can positively influencing the form and structure of our communities would so easily have them relinquish such an important planning tool to the free market.
I'm well aware of how important parking availability is in influencing the form of our communities and it's for that reason that I think any changes to policies around it have to be carefully considered and cautious.
I definitely take a pragmatic approach to government planning, but that's exactly why I oppose parking minimums. They (along with single use suburban zoning) have proven to be one of the word planning decisions we've ever made. They're a great example of epic unintended consequences.
So yeah, I mean, I wouldn't necessarily be opposed to continuing to centrally plan things like parking, with say, a maximum, or requirements on sharing between uses, but, man, parking minimums have to go...they are truly terrible, letting it be marked planned is a good start, from which you can apply government regulations as needed to solve the problems that market might naturally have, that cannot otherwise be solved with pricing.