The article fails to point out the fallacy of using Metro to determine off-street parking requirements. Consider what will happen when Metro decides to alter the bus route or change the schedule in the future. Will the building owner then be required to add off-street parking? Will we arrive at a future where the City (or developer cronies) solicit Metro to change schedules/routes in order to direct density? 

Seriously, it is inane policy to use an independent agency with temporary values to determine longterm permanent code requirements. Folks still own cars even if they ride the bus. Recent studies show that 55 percent of residents in "car-free" buildings still own vehicles and that there is little appreciable difference in the rent for units in "car-free" buildings compared to those providing off-street parking... meaning that developers are simply pocketing the money saved by not addressing the parking impacts of their projects.