Driving in Circles

Driving in Circles Misusing numbers to support false needs Here's how it works: Traffic engineers are sent out to count parked cars. They go to remote malls that are unwalkable This maximum observed Real estate developers parking demand is then reported as the integrate this info into designs. recommended minimum have no transit have no density parking supply. Parking City planners use these reports to set minimum Generation K parking requirements for all new buildings. The result: a radical oversupply of offstreet parking. They are adopted citywide. on one of the busiest days of the year. The vicious cycle is complete. Parking Generation becomes Misleading information accepted in published reports. Adopted by city planners, used by real-estate developers. 3.