The project must provide, at minimum, half a parking spot for each housing unit; one parking spot for every 400 square feet of retail and art gallery inside; and one spot for every 300 square feet of space in part of the planned grocery store.
So it has parking spaces for perfectly normal reasons then. As much as we'd like everything to be more walkable and accessible to public transit, the reality is that some people are going to be driving to the location and will need a place to park. Neglecting parking in planning regulations just forces people to park in neighborhoods and such instead of at the commercial spaces they are visiting.
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The project must provide, at minimum, half a parking spot for each housing unit; one parking spot for every 400 square feet of retail and art gallery inside; and one spot for every 300 square feet of space in part of the planned grocery store.
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So it has parking spaces for perfectly normal reasons then. As much as we'd like everything to be more walkable and accessible to public transit, the reality is that some people are going to be driving to the location and will need a place to park. Neglecting parking in planning regulations just forces people to park in neighborhoods and such instead of at the commercial spaces they are visiting.