Sprawl is built on a foundation of law (redlining, zoning, impunity for vehicular crimes) and government subsidy (highways, tax breaks, cheap oil) too vast and complex to diagram here.[*] But within that labyrinth of incentives, parking policy is both powerful and easy to reach. If you want lower emissions and fewer car accidents, parking is the place to start. It’s not the only way to get fewer people to drive. But because every trip ends with a parking space, it’s the easiest. “Control over the availability of parking spaces is a key policy instrument in limiting car trips and for the time
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