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This is a typical suburban street in the Pittsburgh area. Every house has an attached garage (technically an integral garage, but whatever). The garages on the downhill side of the street aren't visible, and the garages on the uphill side are below the grade of the main level. This is more a consequence of topography than anything else, but the whole problem is solved in flat areas by designing neighborhoods with alleys in the rear where you can have a garage and a place to put out the garbage and not have to worry about aesthetics.
And no, cars don't have to be stored outside, but it's still better to garage them. It was 3° this morning but my car was 55° when I left for work. It's also snowed about every other day since Christmas and I don't have to spent 10 minutes clearing my car before work, when I'm least in the mood to do so. I don't roast in the summer. I don't have to worry about punk kids trying door handles. When a storm rolls in and branches are blowing around I don't have to worry about them hitting my car. And blocking in a garage isn't the answer. Aesthetically speaking, you're probably not going to be able to match the existing exterior, so you either find something "close enough" or use something totally different; either way, it screams "this used to be a garage". And since most fire codes prohibit running ductwork in garages you have to retrofit it for HVAC. It's also probably not insulated so now you have that to deal with.
Tell that to the author!
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