Narberth Borough Parking: A Data-Driven Counter-Analysis
Independent coverage of Narberth Borough zoning changes, housing affordability, and community issues. Plain-language guides to the 4a and 5b zoning proposals.
By Matt Patrick
Adam Krom presented American Community Survey (ACS) data to support a proposed parking ordinance requiring only 0.7 parking spaces per unit, with zero-parking requirements for affordable housing and units under 750 sq ft. This analysis demonstrates that the data is statistically unreliable for policy use, misrepresents actual car ownership, and would create a significant parking deficit by the proposal’s own math.
This is amazing. Have you shared it with all BC and PC and the Mayor?
Can you share in Narberth Community Network? Thank you for putting this together.
I hope you and others watched the last BC meeting. Just after the 3 hour mark a real disagreement broke out when Mike Salmanson revealed Mike G and Jean B told him they did not take public comment into account. He told me Mike G said this is a “moral” issue-to build these apartments, so it makes sense. If they are on a “moral” mission, the community desires don’t matter in that scenario.