The City of Santa Cruz typically requires at least one parking space, and often more, for every new housing unit. However, the analysis by Rylee Hawkins and Alex Garber found that many renters and homeowners own fewer cars than these parking requirements imply. Thus, parking requirements can increase the cost of housing and encourage car ownership. Read their report, and check out their website that highlights how students at UC Santa Cruz can get around without a car. (Dec 2017)