I wish developers would give some thought to how a parking garage looks. If I had my druthers, parking would be underground for the most part, so as to take up less real estate and not be an above-ground eyesore.
http://www.newyorkssixth.com/?p=710 is an example of a pretty damn cool looking parking garage. I'm sure there are a lot of examples, but too many developers just consider them a utilitarian afterthought.