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IntelligentCicada363 t1_ituipcr wrote

Reply to comment by Candid- in Cambridge completely eliminated parking minimums yesterday!! by RealBurhanAzeem

Weird because last time I checked this law was passed by an elected city council with a near unanimous vote.

I’m sorry you think building more homes for folks who don’t want cars or parking is so evil. I disagree.

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Candid- t1_itwqu39 wrote

I wish you wouldn’t jump to such extremes. It makes people infer something that I am not saying. It isn’t evil, it just has an externality that no one is talking about, it benefits wealthy developers, and isn’t guaranteed to drive the intended results.

Existing landlords won’t drop rent because of this, new landlords will continue to charge market rates, and new owners will still have cars without a new place to park them.

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IntelligentCicada363 t1_ity49rv wrote

People aren’t dumb. Most people sell their car when they to move to NYC. You keep assuming that only people who own cars will move here but that is factually untrue.

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Candid- t1_itz83y0 wrote

Factually, 2/3 of households in Cambridge own cars. There is nothing to indicate that the people who move into these houses won’t follow a similar ratio. Even if only 1/3 have cars, it still means more cars than we currently have on the streets. In no scenario does this result in fewer cars in Cambridge.

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