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Is it the case that most people living in the downtown area don't have a car?

I think most probably have a car, but I'm not sure it matters. Developers will cater to what people want. Most people will probably still want apartments with parking, so most development projects will continue to have parking.

Another portion of the population doesn't have cars or are otherwise uninterested in parking. This change would make it legal for there to be development projects that cater to this set of the population.

There's quite a bit of capacity available for downtown residents, should they choose to own a car https://www.parkme.com/map#Downtown%20Los%20Angeles%2C%20Los...

And how are the typical daily parking rates?

Around $30/day or $200/mo.

DTLA is extremely walk/bike/train/bus friendly, most long term residents I knew did not own cars.

Do those people never leave downtown? DTLA might be walkable, but the greater LA area is famously car centric.

DTLA is around 50k population, so like any smallish town, you can do most of your life there. But like I said, there are train stations that can get you to most of the greater LA area - Pasadena, Santa Monica, HOLLYWOOD, Long Beach, Chinatown, etc etc.

And Union Station will get you farther. Rideshare, rentals for the rest.

For the years i saw LA, everyone had a car, and used them religiously. Like, they would take their car to go around the corner. It's kind of ridiculous.

Hopefully it's changing.

LA has and has long had fewer cars per household than the national average (1.6 vs. 1.8 in the latest census). 12% of households have no car.

1. I'm not sure why you think this is inconsistent with what I said. You seem to think it is?

2. I'm not sure what census blocks you are including in your definition?

For a very long time, LA was also very famously anti-pedestrian, both in laws and enforcement. It's trying to change for sure, but I would not say it's there yet.

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