Henry Grabar

So I find it surprising that parking is the number one land use in many communities. What else about parking would I find surprising?

So I find it surprising that parking is the number one land use in many communities. What else about parking would I find surprising?

Well, I think one of the ones that always grabs me right away is that there are between four and nine parking spaces per vehicle in this country. So that means that the national parking stock is only 25% full at its fullest moment. And of course, some of those cars are in motion.

Well, I think one of the ones that always grabs me right away is that there are between four and nine parking spaces per vehicle in this country. So that means that the national parking stock is only 25% full at its fullest moment. And of course, some of those cars are in motion.

Well, I think one of the ones that always grabs me right away is that there are between four and nine parking spaces per vehicle in this country. So that means that the national parking stock is only 25% full at its fullest moment. And of course, some of those cars are in motion.

So when you think about how full parking is, how hard it is to find a parking spot, there is just an unbelievable quantity of parking in this country.

So when you think about how full parking is, how hard it is to find a parking spot, there is just an unbelievable quantity of parking in this country.

So when you think about how full parking is, how hard it is to find a parking spot, there is just an unbelievable quantity of parking in this country.

And so I think that that's one of the things that grabs people right away is, you know, we could pave a small state with the amount of land we have dedicated for parking, which suggests that perhaps building more parking is not the solution to making it easier to find a parking spot.

And so I think that that's one of the things that grabs people right away is, you know, we could pave a small state with the amount of land we have dedicated for parking, which suggests that perhaps building more parking is not the solution to making it easier to find a parking spot.

And so I think that that's one of the things that grabs people right away is, you know, we could pave a small state with the amount of land we have dedicated for parking, which suggests that perhaps building more parking is not the solution to making it easier to find a parking spot.

Wait a minute. How can that be? Because that is not people's experience frequently that there's all this abundant parking. It's often very difficult to find a parking spot. So reconcile that.

Wait a minute. How can that be? Because that is not people's experience frequently that there's all this abundant parking. It's often very difficult to find a parking spot. So reconcile that.

Wait a minute. How can that be? Because that is not people's experience frequently that there's all this abundant parking. It's often very difficult to find a parking spot. So reconcile that.

Yeah, it's this crazy paradox, right? So much land for parking, and yet when I need a parking spot, it's so hard to find one. I think there's three reasons that this happens. The first one is that parking is not shared, right? So we talked about how every apartment building, every office, every courthouse, every movie theater has to provide their own parking spaces. Well, in most cities by law,

Yeah, it's this crazy paradox, right? So much land for parking, and yet when I need a parking spot, it's so hard to find one. I think there's three reasons that this happens. The first one is that parking is not shared, right? So we talked about how every apartment building, every office, every courthouse, every movie theater has to provide their own parking spaces. Well, in most cities by law,

Yeah, it's this crazy paradox, right? So much land for parking, and yet when I need a parking spot, it's so hard to find one. I think there's three reasons that this happens. The first one is that parking is not shared, right? So we talked about how every apartment building, every office, every courthouse, every movie theater has to provide their own parking spaces. Well, in most cities by law,

The office and the condo can't double up and share a garage, and they definitely can't share that garage with the people who are going to the sub shop next door. And what that means is that when you arrive in a place that appears to have a lot of parking, you quickly realize that each lot is actually proprietary and belongs to a certain business, a certain apartment, et cetera.

The office and the condo can't double up and share a garage, and they definitely can't share that garage with the people who are going to the sub shop next door. And what that means is that when you arrive in a place that appears to have a lot of parking, you quickly realize that each lot is actually proprietary and belongs to a certain business, a certain apartment, et cetera.

The office and the condo can't double up and share a garage, and they definitely can't share that garage with the people who are going to the sub shop next door. And what that means is that when you arrive in a place that appears to have a lot of parking, you quickly realize that each lot is actually proprietary and belongs to a certain business, a certain apartment, et cetera.