In the magazine of the San Francisco AIA, two transportation consultants deconstruct the top ten myths about parking. Worth reading, but here are the top ten myths:

Myth 1: Successful cities have abundant parking.

Myth 2: It’s difficult to find parking in the neighborhood. We need to build more.

Myth 3: Free parking--the 28th Amendment.

Myth 4: All motorists are created equal.

Myth 5: Even in the Bay Area, people don’t like to walk. Parking needs to be right outside the front door.

Myth 6: Having fewer parking spaces means that people will just drive around looking for a space.

Myth 7: Parking ratios can be easily looked up in a manual.

Myth 8: All households, even low-income ones, need parking.

Myth 9: Fewer parking spaces would be fine, if only we had decent transit.

Myth 10: Parking isn’t just unglamorous, it’s unimportant.