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title: "Multifamily Parking: Too Many People – Too Few Spots"
description: Navigate the challenges of multifamily parking with fewer spaces by implementing effective management strategies to maintain community harmony and prevent shortages. Read more on Rental Housing Journey.
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# [Multifamily Parking: Too Many People – Too Few Spots](https://zarkparking.com/blog/multifamily-parking-too-many-people-too-few-spots)

 Written by [Zark Marketing](https://zarkparking.com/blog/author/zark-marketing) | Jan 11, 2024 9:40:08 PM

Metropolitan areas are [awash in parking](https://www.wsj.com/articles/parking-problem-too-much-cities-e94dcecf), which gives the impression that no parking issues should exist at all. However, many metropolitan areas have made a 180-degree turn in their approach to parking. Eleven cities, including Seattle and Lexington, Ky., reversed course in 2022 and [switched to parking maximums](https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/20/business/parking-minimums-cars-transportation-urban-planning/index.html#:~:text=Some%20cities%2C%20including%20Nashville%2C%20are,of%20spots%20developers%20can%20build.). This is creating a parking environment in multifamily replete with challenges.

Fewer spaces don’t need to translate to parking problems. Proper management of available spaces is essential to keeping the peace in a community, causing owners, operators and developers to assess ways to increase housing and avoid parking shortages.

[Read more on Rental Housing Journey](https://rentalhousingjournal.com/multifamily-parking-too-many-people-too-few-spots/)

[View full post](https://zarkparking.com/blog/multifamily-parking-too-many-people-too-few-spots)

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