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New Zoning Rules Shift Cities Away from Minimum Parking Requirements
New Zoning Rules Shift Cities Away from Minimum Parking Requirements
With a new zoning bylaw this year expected to reduce or eliminate minimum parking requirements in new apartment buildings, the City of Ottawa may be poised to join a growing network of communities that are connecting faster access to more affordable housing with reduced dependence on car travel.
ParkingReformNetwork·theenergymix.com·
New Zoning Rules Shift Cities Away from Minimum Parking Requirements
British Columbia Just Took First Place in Pro-Housing Policy
British Columbia Just Took First Place in Pro-Housing Policy
In just one month in 2023, the province legalized fourplexes, allowed apartment buildings up to 20 stories near all transit stations, eliminated public hearings for plan-compliant buildings, ended parking requirements in transit-oriented districts, and announced that it is considering single-stair reform.
ParkingReformNetwork·sightline.org·
British Columbia Just Took First Place in Pro-Housing Policy
Adjacent municipalities can agree to pave paradise, put up a parking lot. But what are the spaces worth? - American Dirt.
Adjacent municipalities can agree to pave paradise, put up a parking lot. But what are the spaces worth? - American Dirt.
Municipal governance offers the closest most constituents will ever get to direct democracy. Yet it amazingly falls short of achieving what I believe most people would agree is its full potential: to offer a precise reflection of the regulatory environment that constituents seek from the government, and the public services that this government delivers within
ParkingReformNetwork·dirtamericana.com·
Adjacent municipalities can agree to pave paradise, put up a parking lot. But what are the spaces worth? - American Dirt.
Building an Urban Gem On Florida's Gulf Coast
Building an Urban Gem On Florida's Gulf Coast
What happens when a city wants to evolve into a more walkable, transit-friendly, and housing abundant place -- and the state government is actively opposed to all of those things (and more)? Let's take a lovely January trip to St. Pete, Florida, and explore: - The SunRunner, St. Pete's new bus rapid transit line - The Pinellas Trail, which stretches through St. Pete from Bay to Gulf - The Gas Plant District, currently home to the questionably designed Tropicana Field - Central Avenue, including the Central Arts District, the Edge District, and the Grand Central District - The Boyd Hill Nature Preserve - and, of course, St Pete's bustling downtown, including the Pier and the farmer's market
ParkingReformNetwork·youtube.com·
Building an Urban Gem On Florida's Gulf Coast