[onetoo]

I'm not from the US, but I do follow the issue due to the US-centric nature of internet culture. From what I understand, it is a bit of a catch-22:

  - You cannot make public transport a feasible option because
  - Most places do not have the population density required because
  - Places are designed in a car-centric manner, with strict zoning laws that enforce low-density suburbia because
  - Everyone has a car because
  - Public transport sucks because
  - You cannot make public transport a feasible option because

To me, the solution to the problem you state is not more parking, but less cars. Break the cycle.

[pandaman]

The reasoning is reverted: people want houses where they won't be bothered by neighbors and won't bother neighbors thus they limit density via zoning. They don't build houses on big lots just so they had a reason to drive.