They said it: If we build it without parking, they may not come

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Trinity Audioplayer ready...“It’s difficult to legislate personal behavior, especially things that are important to people. And if you grew up in California, having a car is one of them.”

— Paul Zeger, president of Polaris Pacific real estate company, on state and local laws removing requirements that apartment builders include sufficient on-site parking space for their tenants. Some early examples around the Bay Area like The Fay in San Jose either failed to attract enough tenants or filled up but stressed limited off-site parking on surrounding streets.