Originally Posted by
contango
Up to a point perhaps. But how much parking is "enough parking"?
If a block of 40 apartments is built with 40 parking spaces for residents (and maybe another 10 for visitors) what happens if a couple moves in with two cars? Should the block have 80 spaces, on the basis of two cars per apartment? What then if someone has another adult living with them who also has a car? Where do you draw the line?
I can see your point about The State providing parking but it's really not all that different from The State providing a means for me to use my private property to transport my private property for the advancement of my private business.
I'll admit that I don't know how much parking a builder/complex should allocate. Given that these days that most families have at least two cars. Maybe as you suggested, 1 or 2 cars per unit with 10 or so more for visitors and future residents. And anyone who moves in with more than two cars should be instructed that if they have more then "X-number" of cars that
THEY need to find alternative parking arrangements on their own. To include the possibility of a person with 1 or no cars being able to sell their unused space(s).
Think about it, in NYC commercial parking costs as much if not more then for a lot of peoples homes.