ABSTRACT
This chapter considers the impact of parking on urban places, notably centers from local Main Streets to CBDs. It discusses the evolving impact of driving and parking on the planning of the city and its places through the twentieth century, and the building of a dominant paradigm that normalizes the car and the car park in the city. The critical breakthrough will be the application of parking reforms to unlock TOD and, in turn, unlock the Main Street's potential. This weak versus strong place choice highlights the value of carefully managed parking outcomes, and this is the subject of this section. While the Main Street center has strong place potential, it must also manage more risks with parking and associated traffic, especially where priority is given to locating parking in the center, which is convenient for drivers and provides more opportunity for larger, heavier shopping.
