LogFAQs > #979339858

The problem with suburbs, in principal, is that they are basically built for the explicit purpose of allowing the automotive industry to maintain a chokehold over society.

The development mentioned here will hardly turn my area into a 5-minute or 15-minute city, so regardless of how well-implemented it is, the people here will still need cars.

However, that supermarket isn't really a "supermarket." The average Giant, Weis, or Acme in this area is at least double that, and Wegman's is even larger. The most parking spaces I've seen used at Giant (sans holidays or snowstorms) is about 15 deep and 8 across, so we'll assume I'm bad at estimating and round up to 200. It's across the lot from a strip mall of minor stores and between them there's probably 1000 spaces. The only reason they're there is become of minimum parking standards, which are based on absolutely nothing.