[ZoomerCretin]

> but it doesn't logically follow that similar housing couldn't have been built without the parking rules change, just that it's cheaper to build without it.

Cost is a very real and important constraint. You can't just throw more money at a problem if the problem is that you cannot profitably provide a good at a price that is affordable. You cannot change the price the market will bear, but you can cut your costs by lobbying your city government to cut parking minimums.

[bobthepanda]

Right. If either bankers or developers will not make a positive return, they will simply do nothing.