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Dear Yeti1981, as you requested here are the citation:

https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2022/12/27/portland-mandates-parking-u-turn#:~:text=In%20response%20to%20the%20outcry,depending%20on%20the%20building%20size.

and

https://www.oregonlive.com/front-porch/2013/04/porland_city_council_approves.html

"In response to the outcry, Portland’s city council reinstituted a parking requirement for multifamily developments with more than 30 units."

You may also want to know that Portland has a much more robust transit network and housing density than Olympia. A lesson learned from Portland's experience is that avoiding what the article calls "spillover parking concerns" requires active parking management efforts by the city which comes with costs. Making zero parking requirements in most places, such as downtown Olympia, is targeted to higher density areas served by frequent transit (although our definition of "frequency" is inadequate to meet the needs of people working in the service industry). Again, that doesn't describe Olympia's situation. Regardless, the Planning Commission is calling for zero requirements without regard to the density or transit situation.

Finally, according to the Census 2021 ACS (Census' American Community Survey, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Community_Survey) 90% of apartment residents have one or more vehicle. It is a reality of living in the less dense areas of the West that vehicle ownership is significantly higher than other areas of the country.

Hope that helps.