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| San Diego council votes 8-1 to wipe out parking requirements in neighborhoods near transit |
| 2019-03-06 |
| [SanDiegoUnionTribune] San Diego took a step toward becoming a less car-reliant city on Monday when the City Council voted 8-1 to eliminate parking requirements for new condominium and apartment complexes in neighborhoods near mass transit. Supporters say the new policy will make housing cheaper by eliminating antiquated rules about parking that fit poorly in a city where many residents are more inclined to use mass transit, bicycles or ride-booking services like Uber and Lyft. The plan also aims to help the city meet the goals of its legally binding climate action plan, which requires more people to commute by bicycling, walking and transit in order to reduce greenhouse gases. |
| Posted by:Abu Uluque |
| #6 Smart builders will build a parking structure near to whatever parking-free buildings they erect and charge for parking or course. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2019-03-06 19:51 |
| #5 California politicians have been talking about affordable housing, and the lack thereof, for as long as I can remember and yet housing in California's coastal communities is more expensive now than it ever has been. The housing crisis of which they speak is every bit as much of a hoax as global warming or climate change or whatever they're calling it these days and invented for the same purpose: to use as an excuse to control peoples' lives and create graft. If you can't afford to live in San Diego, my advice is to try your luck somewhere else. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2019-03-06 11:56 |
| #4 And now to see the answer to Insty's question...Where's the graft in that? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2019-03-06 09:34 |
| #3 Yes, and watch parking fees and fines for violations go thru the roof. Here's a great opportunity for a startup: People who will take your car for a wash or service while you are doing business in an area where there is no place to park. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-03-06 08:48 |
| #2 Forcing the public to droop their cars and live in dense clusters at approved transit hubs. Social engineering at its worst |
| Posted by: Frank G 2019-03-06 07:08 |
| #1 ...What could go wrong? Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2019-03-06 04:24 |