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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Elias Visontay Transport and urban affairs reporter

Can’t find a parking spot? Meet the planner who wants to make it much harder

A half full car park in Sydney
The urban planner David Mepham says we need to think much more about the space used by parking in Australian cities. Photograph: Harlz/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Australian cities have an abundance of affordable, subsidised and often free homes – but only for cars.

The parking expert David Mepham is part of a chorus of urban planners around the world who say the land devoted to vehicles contributes significantly to the housing affordability crisis.

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