cooker

That's an interesting article. Portland developers can build buildings without car parking, but only in areas close to good public transit, and it's a good deal for the developers, because the building costs less to build, or they can build more units on smaller lots, and there's a shortage of housing, so people are still willing to rent an apartment with no parking, even if they own a car. However, because some residents of these no car-park buildings still own cars, they end up parking on the street causing congestion. Some neighbours are annoyed by this, or just don't like these new buildings

So now they're debating adjusting the rules.

Sounds like just normal growing pains as the city's plans to encourage density and less car usage evolve over time.