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    1 year ago

    Now try adding up all the square footage parking spaces take.

    For example, consider that adding a parking space to a 400 sq.ft. studio apartment — or adding two spaces to a 800 sq.ft. two-bedroom — effectively increases the total square footage by a whopping 50%. And since concrete parking decks are more expensive to build than habitable area of dwelling units, that likely represents a greater than 50% increase in costs.

    And yet people unironically defend minimum parking requirements while simultaneously removed about housing costs.