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(DIR) Post #AZs2SLguOHS1pD9OkK by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-17T21:27:14Z
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"Why Parking Makes Housing More Expensive"Most cities have strict rules -- if you wanna develop a new piece of housing, you have to offer parking, tooThis winds up jacking up the price of housing considerably. Parking is expensive to buildOne study found that providing parking added an average of $34,945 to the cost of building each low-income housing unitMy essay: https://clivethompson.medium.com/why-parking-makes-housing-more-expensive-6c64b0749503A "friend" link in case you're not a Medium subscriber: https://clivethompson.medium.com/why-parking-makes-housing-more-expensive-6c64b0749503?sk=3876a3e658f46c6a9418ff093b155aac
(DIR) Post #AZs2nZmlBQ4lcS0eZc by bara@clubcyberia.co
2023-09-17T21:32:01.371609Z
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@clive not reading it
(DIR) Post #AZs3sgv8BOAJ9MvaoS by brianstorms@mastodon.social
2023-09-17T21:42:53Z
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@clive Lots of brand-new modern apartment buildings popping up in San Diego these days offering ZERO parking.
(DIR) Post #AZs8DudYmOCjab5Fr6 by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-17T22:31:59Z
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@brianstorms No paywall with the “friend” link! That’s good to hear about San Diego!
(DIR) Post #AZsKej2RD65OswGvY0 by mlanger@mastodon.world
2023-09-18T00:50:53Z
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@clive They tried to build housing in downtown Wenatchee right on the river with no parking. It was a failure; few wanted to live there. They were forced by need to put in parking. I think better and more acceptable mass transit would have made the housing more attractive.
(DIR) Post #AZsWWwg1okDOJkqYs4 by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-18T03:02:53Z
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@mlanger Yep yep
(DIR) Post #AZsejkxpTaXFO9nDIe by JohnMashey@mstdn.social
2023-09-18T04:36:16Z
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@clive @mlanger Can I assume the book cites the classic in this turf, Don Shoup’s The High Cost of Free Parking?https://www.amazon.com/High-Cost-Free-Parking-Updated/dp/193236496X
(DIR) Post #AZshZHOgqjuoei3Jy4 by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-18T05:08:02Z
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@JohnMashey @mlanger Talks to him at great length, in fact!
(DIR) Post #AZsj2uDngFktQ3eLDM by JohnMashey@mstdn.social
2023-09-18T05:24:13Z
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@clive @mlanger Good! Don's been at this a long time.
(DIR) Post #AZvzqpbXmNlVVdDmBk by ColesStreetPothole@weatherishappening.network
2023-09-19T19:16:58Z
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@clive Looking at it another way, providing parking robs development of living space.A developer built a two-unit condo near me; the top unit was 3BR, the bottom unit was 2BR w/ a one-car garage. They had the same footprint, but he wound up selling the 2BR with garage for 20% less. Developers can reap more when building to house people rather than cars.