Cutting the Cost of Parking Requirements
Type
Policy Brief or Report
Year
2016
Level
City or Town
State(s)
All States
Policy Areas
Community Development, Housing, Public Safety, Public Spaces, Transportation & Mobility
This brief examines the detrimental effects of minimum parking requirements and advocates for parking management reforms. Minimum parking requirements increase costs, traffic congestion, pollution, and limit affordable housing development. The brief also recommends the reduction of minimum parking requirements and the implementation of caps, citing successful cases in cities like Los Angeles, Miami, Muskegon, Seattle, and Sandpoint.