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A listing of the worst cities for parking in the US--uses the Colliers 2012 data from above, along with FBI 2010 vehicle theft stats. Chicago takes the cake:
1. Chicago 2. Oakland
3. San Francisco
4. New York City
5. Boston
6. Honolulu
7. D.C.
8. Seattle
9. Philly
10. Sacramento
I admit, I haven't driven or tried to park in the Bay Area in almost six years now, but comparatively, I've never had anything close to the "headaches" and aggravations trying to park in Oakland that I've had in San Francisco. And to see Oakland listed at number two over both San Francisco and NYC on a list like this? I know Oakland's changed a bit over the years since I've left the Bay Area based on what my friends out there talk and sometimes gripe about, and I could be wrong, but I kinda doubt it's changed [i]that[i] much.
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I admit, I haven't driven or tried to park in the Bay Area in almost six years now, but comparatively, I've never had anything close to the "headaches" and aggravations trying to park in Oakland that I've had in San Francisco. And to see Oakland listed at number two over both San Francisco and NYC on a list like this? I know Oakland's changed a bit over the years since I've left the Bay Area based on what my friends out there talk and sometimes gripe about, and I could be wrong, but I kinda doubt it's changed [i]that[i] much.
That listing accounts for car thefts, as well--hence the Oakland boost.
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New analysis shows that parking is oversupplied in the U.S. on average by 65 percent...
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"On average across the cases, parking supply exceeded demand by 65 percent."
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"Instead they found oversupply to be the norm in West Coast areas designed with cars in mind as well as in East Coast districts designed around transit, and in suburbs with higher driving shares as well as in cities with lower ones. They also found that the oversupply trend held true in mixed-use districts with paid parking as well as in places where parking was free."
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