Student Housing in Atlanta

[jsvh]

But aren't most of these parking spaces required by our zoning laws?

Many of the students likely wouldn't pay for parking if it wasn't included, but if you make developers include parking in their buildings people will bring their cars for "free".

Even as is, kids these days are giving up on driving in records rates:

...It’s especially pronounced for the teens—in 2014, just 24.5 percent of 16-year-olds had a license, a 47-percent decrease from 1983, when 46.2 percent did.

...16.4 percent fewer 20-to-24-year-olds had licenses in 2014 than in 1983...

https://www.theatlantic.com/technolo...icense/425169/

And many of those with a driver's licenses don't have a car. Such as myself.

So I see no reason we need to mandate more parking for students today than they had at on-campus dorms 30 years ago.

[cqholt]

Originally Posted by jsvh

But aren't most of these parking spaces required by our zoning laws?

Many of the students likely wouldn't pay for parking if it wasn't included, but if you make developers include parking in their buildings people will bring their cars for "free".

Even as is, kids these days are giving up on driving in records rates:



https://www.theatlantic.com/technolo...icense/425169/

And many of those with a driver's licenses don't have a car. Such as myself.

So I see no reason we need to mandate more parking for students today than they had at on-campus dorms 30 years ago.

Parcel is zoned RG-5
https://library.municode.com/ga/atla...ZO_CH8REGEDIRE

[jsvh]

Originally Posted by cqholt

Parcel is zoned RG-5
https://library.municode.com/ga/atla...ZO_CH8REGEDIRE

Yep. Looks like it requires at least ~1 parking space per every other unit, maybe more.

That is stupid.

[cqholt]

Peak Campus breaks ground on 180-unit, 525 bed, 10,500 ground floor retail, 5 story development west of Tech near Boss St and Marietta St.


http://www.peakcampus.com/news/peak-...und-in-atlanta