Narberth Borough Parking
Challenging the ACS-based assumptions used to justify a 0.7 spaces/unit parking standard and zero-parking exemptions for affordable and small-unit housing.
Matt Patrick
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2026-04-26 20:00 -0400
Adam Krom presented American Community Survey (ACS) data to support a proposed parking ordinance requiring only 0.7 parking spaces per unit, with zero-parking requirements for affordable housing and units under 750 sq ft. This analysis demonstrates that the data is statistically unreliable for policy use, misrepresents actual car ownership, and would create a significant parking deficit by the proposal’s own math.
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