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1/5 How many times have you heard someone suggest that multiple cars in the driveway of a single family home is a sign of "not enough required parking"? I think this is usually an indicator of 3 things:
2/5 a)Populations that need cars for access, but can't afford their own units or larger units: HS kids, college students, immigrants, large families "working poor" (wages/transportation network problem)
3/5 b)Zoning matched poorly to market conditions, as what are essentially apartments/co-ops/boarding houses are forced to "pretend" to be single family homes in the eyes of the zoning code, especially in college towns/popular cities (regulation problem).
4/5 c)A built environment that is practically inaccessible without a car, but also offers ample car storage at nearly every destination: ex. LA, Tempe, Honolulu, Denver (regulation/transportation network problem)
5/5 Unfortunately, the solution of "increase parking minimums" is a lot easier to offer than "build more of everything closer together with less parking". But the latter is the best answer, and we planners should endeavor to clarify misobservations like this whenever possible.
