&gt; Ok, then we need the right kind of planning, not more.<p>It&#x27;s not just the right kind; there is no right kind of parking minimum. We are good at things like ensuring we don&#x27;t build toxic waste dumps next to schools or that maybe coal firing power plants should be away from people. These are the kinds of things we should keep doing.<p>What we need to do is to stop dictating <i>lifestyle</i>. I might <i>want</i> to drive everywhere, but that shouldn&#x27;t mean that I use the law to force everyone to provide free parking for me (as is the case in much of America). I might <i>want</i> a large yard, but I shouldn&#x27;t be able to use the law to force everyone else to have a large yard because that&#x27;s just what I like.<p>There are rational restrictions you can come up with, such as regarding shadows, but there are rational laws you can come up with in response to those beyond &#x27;ban all things over X height&#x27;.