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Originally Posted by chrisvfr800i
Enough with all the social engineering/social justice comments on this forum! Everywhere in the world perople drive cars to get places. Cars are not evil, nor are the people that drive them. Personally, a business that chooses to omit parking spaces for their customers isn't interested in my business.
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You're right, they're not interested in your patronage. Businesses, or residential buildings, that omit parking have made the rational decision that it costs more to provide parking than the revenue they get from you and other car-driving customers. This isn't social engineering, it's pure economics.
This is why we're all in favor of abolishing parking minimums. The city shouldn't be requiring landowners to build unprofitable parking when that parking occupies valuable space. Parking maximums - restricting developers' ability to provide parking - is another thing entirely in terms of property rights. I think regulating site plans is a better way to reduce the impact of parking in the city.
In the case of the hotel, on-site parking occupies valuable space and requires costly structural upgrades to the proposed building. Many visitors arrive in Chicago without cars, and valet parking exists to serve the travelers that do have cars.