And if all friends and family get free parking. What do you think happens to the availability of parking?
But someone has to pay for it. Parking attendants aren't free. Maintenance isn't free. The land isnt free. It costs like 70k per space to build underground in LA. Who's paying for it?
Whew. 3 and 10 have to be the top seeds with home court throughout until we play the final in a neutral site (i.e. an abandoned gas station parking in the middle of West Texas).
"Please come in and sit down. Now, Teddy Roosevelt won the Medal of Honor at the Spanish-American War. Where did his meritorious actions occur?" "Um, San Juan Hill?" "Yes, but also at Kettle Hill. That will be all." "But I just wanted my parking validated—" "THAT WILL BE ALL"
True story: back in 2007, as an April Fools joke, Ars ran a bunch of bear-themed articles with some Urs Technical logos or something similar. The day after, someone paid to register urstechnica.com, and has renewed it ever since. We're closing in on 20 years of parking a joke domain name.
these cars and trucks could've been in any driveway or parking lot in the North Woburn of my youth the golden age of domestic shitboxes emphasis on "boxes"
I'd also argue that, as opposed to say a fast food joint, healthcare facilities have a demonstrated need for provided parking given that people often have in- and out-patient treatment which might numb them, put them under, or otherwise put them in a state where they need personal transportation.
Can’t help but wonder if this was a council initiative or a staff recommendation? In Bend we got some pushback initially for eliminating parking mandates citywide but surprise surprise parking is still provided, it’s just the government isn’t the one deciding how much!
And actually, because tennis courts are a separate use in the code, that would add another 24 spaces on top, bringing the total required parking spots to 240, nearly 3 times what is there today!