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Study Finds Parking Availability Encourages Driving

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Charles Stuart
1 August 2005 - 10:00am

Study recommends imposing maximum parking limits, not minimum.

"Fewer people in San Francisco would drive if they didn't have parking available, according to a San Francisco State University study...

The authors recommend that San Francisco impose parking maximums, instead of minimums, at new residential developments, especially those in dense, transit-rich areas such as downtown and South of Market. New parking should be built underground, they added, as it would be more limited, expensive and provide more space on the streets for other modes of transportation."

Full Story: Study: If there is parking, they will come
Source: San Francisco Examiner, July 28, 2005
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Now, more than ever, Americans are clamoring to get out of their cars and have more transportation options than the car-centric approach first envisioned and deployed in the 1950s is providing.
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