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Boulder’s decades-old off-street parking requirements have altered the city’s streetscape and added to the cost of housing.

After years of adjusting land-use regulations, Minneapolis boosted its housing stock by 12%, while rents grew at just 1%. Meanwhile, the rest of Minnesota increased its stock by 4% as rents rose 14%.

Ride sharing may become the best bet for visitors and residents.

They provide convenience, but it comes at the cost of effective land use and construction of affordable housing.

Eliminating parking minimums could lower pollution. Will more cities buy in?

A string of mistakes in one city shows how easily local rules can turn arbitrary and destructive.

Durham County joined the city this week and adopted zoning reforms that encourage denser infill development and eliminate minimum parking requirements. The Durham County commissioners’ vote Monday night was split 3-1: For: Chair Nida Allam, Heidi Carter, Wendy Jacobs Against: Vice Chair Nimasheena Burns Absent: Brenda Howerton The vote came three weeks after the Durham City Council passed the same changes inside the city limits in its own late-night, split vote. “I think people want small-scale, locally built housing and small-scale commercial development to be viable,” Carter said before casting her vote.

City planners want to eliminate parking requirements for most commercial and industrial areas in Lincoln, responding to changing retail habits and allowing the market to dictate parking needs.

Adhering to parking mandates forces us to live in a world shaped by men like Robert Moses, one that prioritizes cars above all else. But the time is now to reshape that world — New York needs to ca…

Montgomery County council members on Tuesday said the move is intended to encourage residents to go car-free and reduce the cost of new housing.

A change in mindset driven by climate and a desire for livability.

Getting rid of these requirements, Coun. Linda Annis reasons, will speed up development approvals for new housing and make homes more affordable

Durham joined Raleigh in dropping parking minimums in an effort to encourage more construction

Some cities, including Austin, Texas, are moving away from parking minimums.

The Austin City Council voted to eliminate parking space requirements on all new building developments on Nov. 2, making it the largest city in the United States to do so. The approved amendments to the city’s land code no longer require developers to build a minimum number of parking spaces along with their building projects....

It was a big day for drivers at Vancouver city council Wednesday, as councillors approved a suite of changes to parking in the city.

Many urbanists argue that requiring parking spaces around businesses and homes drives up prices and make cities less walkable.

Minimum parking requirements are usually discussed as it relates to residential development, but industrial developers think it's an issue as well.

Excess parking is costing renters dearly, even if they don't drive — and in New Jersey, a small tweak in local zoning codes save them over a thousand dollars a year.

The news back in May that Austin’s City Council voted to eliminate citywide parking mandates made waves across the nation, cited by a number of publications as evidence that these outdated re…

A new study shows a significant reduction in housing construction costs in cities that have reduced or eliminated minimum parking requirements.

City Council may add changes to bike parking requirements to a November resolution that will finalize the removal of parking minimums from the Land Development Code. The Urban Transportation Commission recently voted to recommend Council adopt the ordinance changes on…

Colorado cities are inundated with parking, and parking lots are often unnecessary. Parking reform can lead to more housing affordability.

San Diego was an early leader in controversial trend, though a decision to add parking at a new apartment complex has intensified debate

County leaders hope the plan will ultimately mean more space for housing, parks, and other public amenities.

In a City of Yes, parking requirements are a No. The Adams administration is proposing eliminating parking mandates for new residential construction throughout the city, part of the Zoning for Housing Opportunity text amendment. The change — one of several “City of Yes” initiatives — would leave a mark in a city where fewer than […]

Minimum parking requirements (MPRs) have been criticized for creating excess parking, degrading urban form, reducing housing affordability, and encouraging automobile dependency. As a result, many ...

The City of Duluth held a public meeting on Wednesday to discuss proposed changes to the Unified Development Code's regulations associated with off-street parking regulations.

The Dallas City Council is considering code amendments that could eliminate minimum parking requirements. City staffers say the code is "outdated" and "dysfunctional."