The article is probably sponsored by some real eastate developer group who wants all those pesky parking requirements gone, so they can build 1k unit buildings with very few parking spaces allocated.
As one developer told me -- that simply financially makes more sense for them to build an apartment instead of parking. Why should they solve other people's business?
At first I was outraged, but now I kinda see a long term benefits of that, even thought it's harder for me to own a car. Hopefully that'd lead to improvement of public transportation or invention of new ways to move.
People live like ants.