Black Friday Is A Case Study On Why Parking Minimums Are Ridiculous
At most big box stores, the parking lots occupy far more land than the stores themselves, sucking up unnecessary resources from our communities.
The biggest shopping day of the year reveals that parking minimums seeking to accommodate peak parking demand create far too much supply of parking. This bloated supply means cities build and maintain more public infrastructure than necessary, straining municipal budgets.
Published on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 in
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