Where are DC's downtown surface parking lots? – Greater Greater

Surface parking lots are the scourge of urbanism.  They take up valuable land that could be used for activity-generating buildings, and they spread development out so that walking and transit use are more difficult. They’re more harmful to cities than empty lots, because they encourage more driving, which in turn encourages more parking lots. Washington, DC is…

Parking Requirements Harm the Value of Land

These maps show how parking lots eat U.S. cities - Big Think

Shifting Gears Lincoln Institute of Land Policy