The Ugly Side Of Preferential Parking Districts

Preferential parking districts are a popular planning tool, but do they do the districts create "parking have-nots?"

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July 10, 2002, 8:00 AM PDT

"Off-street parking spaces are small or nonexistent. Tenants have been known to circle the neighborhood for half an hour in search of a stretch of empty curb. Those lucky few who find a space in front of their homes cling to it as if it were undeveloped beachfront property. They will walk, ride a bicycle or hitch a ride--anything to avoid moving the car and giving up that prime spot.But parking spaces in that crowded neighborhood just became even more elusive."

Thanks to Laura Kranz

FULL STORY: City's Parking Crunch Creates Exclusive Spots

Tuesday, July 9, 2002 in The Los Angeles Times

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