[Regarding “The Scourge of Cars: The Hidden Costs of ‘Free’ Parking,” March 26, Xpress:]
Having lived in Gainesville, Fla., in a neighborhood that is within a quarter-mile of campus, I can report that there are fewer and fewer homeowners left. Residents who can’t afford to move or are too elderly to do so and families with children attending nearby schools would all vote to require 1.5 parking spaces per rental bedroom.
We had parking on our property, but more often than not, our guests would have to park blocks away, and sometimes they couldn’t even find a space to park…