Change is hard for sure and just about everyone will not cross the line of giving up a little of their own comfort and convenience, even if it is temporary. It's also ironic that the concerns stated by the opposition were literally elements that have been created by and emphasized by the fact that we are such a car dependent society. Want to protect agriculture, forests, the climate? Make cities more people-centric and do away with mandated unnecessary parking minimums. Want to solve the housing crisis? Build more housing. You can start to do that by building housing in spaces that are taken up by massive and mostly unused parking lots. Also, by not mandating parking spaces, you potentially remove up to 13% of development costs. This makes more projects pencil, which means projects that were impossible before will get built. It's literally happening in over 200 cities across America right now. Want transit to improve and get built? Increase the need by removing mandated parking requirements. Transit gets built to the need, not the other way around. Want to create more equitable, affordable, and safer communities? Eliminate the need for cars by focusing on building density in housing and services in the city. This isn't taking away parking or the ability to drive. It's putting the needs of humans over the needs of cars.
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