absurd logic
"If you have high-density development, it makes sense to have high-density parking, says Donald C. Shoup, professor of urban planning at UCLA. Talk to any developer: they say for small or irregular sites, robotic parking is the answer to space constraints. It will unlock the real estate potential of many urban infill sites."
Groan. Look at that statement: "Talk to any developer". Sure, like our cities haven't been disfigured by allowing most town planning to be dictated by developers. And to encourage more cars into high-density development doesn't make sense at all. What would make sense is to promote non-car based locomotion. Donald C. Shoup should know better, especially being in LA. What next will he propose? Double-decking all the freeways in LA perhaps? That's sure to solve the problems!
