Around the country, cities are throwing out their own parking requirements, hoping to end up with less parking – and more affordable housing, better transit, and walkable neighborhoods.

The city council in Austin, Texas recently proposed something that could seem like political Kryptonite: getting rid of parking minimums.

Those are the rules that dictate how much off-street parking developers must provide — as in, a certain number of spaces for every apartment and business.

Around the country, cities are throwing out their own parking requirements – hoping to end up with less parking, more affordable housing, better transit, and walkable neighborhoods.

  • helenslunch@feddit.nl
    71·
    10 months ago

    But if there is no infrastructure to accomodate not driving, you havent made anything more walkable

    These are not immediate fixes. It’s part of a master plan that yes, includes improving other infrastructure

      • helenslunch@feddit.nl
        31·
        10 months ago

        But ditching parking minimums was.

        No. It wasn’t.

        Lol, jam tomorrow.

        If you want to advocate for perpetuating infrastructure that damages the climate, decreases affordability and makes things more difficult for everyone, you go on ahead. But don’t pretend it’s about diversity. I’ll continue advocating for putting one foot in front of the other.