I hate the sense of entitlement that leads some people to lay claim to the street in front of their home. That said, parking is a legit issue. Bad parking can severely impact the livability of a neighborhood. It does you no good to have a chip on your shoulder over a few entitled assholes.
When someone says "I need a free place for my car on the street so therefore you can't build homes here" they're basically saying they care more about homeless cars than homeless people.
Yes I agree. But like I said, don't let that chip on your shoulder make you incapable of rational thought. Entitled assholes notwithstanding, parking (and car traffic in general) is a serious problem that deserves careful consideration if aggressive infill is to be allowed.
We agree, but my approach is generally to tell drivers to suck it up and start paying for what they use (i.e. if you want parking, go rent or buy some land. Or build your own. But don't force others to build parking just so you can keep privatizing the public street for free).
Of course, this is not a popular view so I remain an eccentric cycling weirdo, except that I got tired of dealing with drivers trying to kill me while cycling in the city, so now I live in the country, and drive everywhere.
