05-13-2016, 04:08 PM
I agree that the free market will figure it out, eventually, once parking minimums go away.
The problem is that the transition period is going to be very rough. A lot of people who expect parking will be unable to find any when their building is full, and there are no discoverable daily spots. "An App Exists" is a nice thing to say, but it doesn't help visitors like a sign on the road saying "Public Parking". Apparently parents visiting their kids is becoming a pain point right now.
Convincing council/staff to lower parking requirements when people are complaining to them that they can't find parking is especially difficult.
Basically, there's a Catch-22 situation. Staff can't budge on parking requirements until there's an open market; there's no open market because there's too much mandatory parking to make it economically viable.
The problem is that the transition period is going to be very rough. A lot of people who expect parking will be unable to find any when their building is full, and there are no discoverable daily spots. "An App Exists" is a nice thing to say, but it doesn't help visitors like a sign on the road saying "Public Parking". Apparently parents visiting their kids is becoming a pain point right now.
Convincing council/staff to lower parking requirements when people are complaining to them that they can't find parking is especially difficult.
Basically, there's a Catch-22 situation. Staff can't budge on parking requirements until there's an open market; there's no open market because there's too much mandatory parking to make it economically viable.