• AA5B@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    My town outside of Boston, technically a city, has like three screenfuls of parking minimums listed to cover many situations. New apartment buildings in the center require 1.25 spots per unit, as part of othe statewide goal for transit oriented development

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      3 hours ago

      I looked into opening a bar long ago in a fairly rural college town. One of the regulations was to have one parking space for so many seats. It’s an issue in a neighborhood where I once lived. Most of the houses were built before cars so most residents park on the street. It became the hip new place to be and high end restaurants and bars popped up causing lots of conflict