Rules that mandate excess parking in new development projects have added to the overlapping crises of housing affordability, urban sprawl and climate change, advocates say. California could soon bar cities from imposing them.

The Golden State is on the cusp of letting the market decide how many parking spaces new developments need.

The California Legislature this week approved a historic package of bills this week, including a bill that allows affordable housing on commercially zoned properties and another that removes parking requirements near transit.

(The Center Square) – California lawmakers sent a bill to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk Tuesday that will cut back on minimum parking requirements for new development near public transit, a

The meat grinder of the Appropriations process spits out a few wins

In most California cities, whenever developers construct a new building, local governments force them to provide a certain amount of parking as well. These rules – minimum parking requirement…

The paper of record in Southern California is on the record in support of parking reforms.

This year, California has a unique opportunity to grapple with the consequences of one of the most misguided planning ideas: parking minimums. For

Eliminating parking minimums for new developments can lead to more affordable, accessible and inclusive housing.

A bill in the California Legislature would allow developers more freedom to decide what works best for a given project.

“Do we want to find homes for cars or find homes for people?” a Sacramento planner asked.

Opponents of A.B. 1401 concede that parking requirements are bad policy, but worry that removing them will undermine affordable housing production. Evidence suggests that’s not the case.

A farcical tale of city planning.

California was a pioneer in minimum parking mandates, which drive up housing costs and climate emissions. Now the state is ready to lead the nation in reclaiming our cities from parking lots.

Thread by @MichaelManvill6: The California APA @APACalifornia is once again opposing parking reform. They done this before, and it's shortsighted and disappointing. A thread. By this point there’s basically a conse...…

Donald Shoup’s Letter in support of California’s AB 1401 which deregulates parking is a marvel; funny, incisive, economically informed. Brilliant. California has been waiting for AB 1401 for a long time. In 2005, the American Planning Association published The High Cost of Free Parking, an 800-page book in which I argued that minimum parking requirements […]

Asm. Friedman’s A.B. 1401 would allow developers to “right-size” the number of parking spaces

“Affordable Housing for Humans, Not Unaffordable Parking for Cars”  Mandates Add Up to $80,000 Per Parking Spot to Cost of Housing, Rent  “200 Square Mile …

Value capture policies make sense when land is upzoned, but for parking it's different. Tying value capture to parking reductions amounts to "double dipping," with a lose-lose-lose result: less housing, higher rents, and more parking.

A new bill would ban cities from imposing parking requirements on new developments near train and bus stops.

Among the unintended consequences of minimum parking requirements are: more driving, more traffic, more delays for everyone including transit, longer distances between destinations, more fuel use a…

“Affordable Housing for Humans, Not Unaffordable Parking for Cars” Mandates Add Up to $80,000 Per Parking Spot to Cost of Housing, Rent “200 Square Mile […]