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Originally Posted by bunt_q
Because the street is public space, you do not have a right to a parking space on the street, there are not enough parking spaces on the street for everybody, and if you depend on one, you will always be subject to losing it through reasonable regulations, time restrictions, metering, whatever. that is why we have offstreet parking requirements, because local residents are not entitled to monopolize the street for their private benefit. And if we don't make them have off street parking, then it becomes a fierce NIMBY issue the minute "others" want to use "their" parking.
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but..............those public spaces belong to residents as much as they belong to visitors, shoppers, or employees. any of those can "dominate" a space.
we just need balance on this...not residents vs. everybody else...but parking in denver is NOT difficult....parking requirements can be dialed up AND down as neighborhoods fill-in and densify...is there any reason there cannot be parking requirements that vary by district based on current supply / demand / density?
capitol hill - new projects have pretty solid off-street requirements
lohi - ditto...maybe a little lighter
five points....even ligther
bum fuck train stations...super light
essentially, use reductions based on a rational variable (not just screaming nimby's and neighbors) and adjust over time. any legal reasons denver couldn't do that?
that said, within 1/4 mile of transit there should be zero requirements these days.
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