Coastal Commission OKs 'Spaces as Places' parking replacement requirement for beach areas
Six La Jolla locations are affected by regulations requiring public parking occupied by outdoor dining to be replaced with an equivalent number of spaces elsewhere.
22% of Downtown Santa Ana is taken up by parking spaces and lots
The City of Santa Ana has recently been added to an interactive parking lot map which has revealed that 22% of downtown Santa Ana is dedicated solely to car parking. You can explore the full map an…
Parking Reform Takes Off On The West Coast - Construction & Planning - United States
Starting January 1, 2023, real estate developers in Oregon and California will no longer be required to build off-street parking facilities for certain projects located near public transit.
L.A. Planning Department Adjusts to State Housing Laws | Planetizen News
Los Angeles Director of Planning Vince Bertoni was recently interviewed the effects of new state planning and housing laws in the state’s most populous city.
California's 2023 new law explained: AB-2097, minimum parking requirement for new housing
Hundreds of bills were signed into CA law - many of which will go into effect in 2023. One law will impact how much parking will be included in new housing p...
Electric Vehicles: A Solution to Climate Change but a Challenge for Roads
This August, California legislators proposed an ambitious, sweeping ban prohibiting the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035 in an effort to reduce vehicle emissions and fight climate change. California leads the nation in efforts to limit the rapid warming of our planet through both legislation and conscientious consumption. The mandated increase in demand for electric vehicles (EVs) must spark an increase in supply as well; indeed, both domestic and international auto manufacturers have set targets to scale electric vehicle […]
California Relaxes Parking Mandates to Free Up Multifamily Development—But Will Neighbors and Lenders Approve? - Urban Land Magazine
It’s well-established that California suffers one of the most pernicious housing crises among the states. Rampant unaffordability, ever-increasing numbers of unhoused, and battles between housing advocates and neighborhood opponents are rampant. But in the last year, the state's government has taken robust legislative steps toward stemming these calamities.
Parking Reform Takes Off on the West Coast | JD Supra
Starting January 1, 2023, real estate developers in Oregon and California will no longer be required to build off-street parking facilities for certain projects located near public transit.
New state law seeks to reduce parking minimums in high-transit areas. Redwood City is already on its way
Many cities in California require new residential or commercial developments to provide onsite parking spaces, but the changes are nothing new to Redwood City, where updated parking standards have been under consideration for some time, according to city officials
Outdoor dining venues near San Diego beaches face tough new restrictions from Coastal Commission
The California Coastal Commission approves regulation forcing restaurants near the shoreline with street seating to replace lost parking spots or shut down al fresco dining
BY STEPHANIE NAKHLEH When I first was introduced to the idea of decreasing parking mandates, I had the same reaction I see others having: we need MORE parking, not less! But over time I’ve been con…
Culver City Abolishes Parking Requirements Citywide
Culver City’s new policy does not mean that new restaurants and new housing will have no parking. Developers will still include parking in new developments; the city won’t require them …
Gimme Shelter: How Parking Lots Explain California's Housing Crisis
A new state law unravels decades of parking rules in California cities. On this episode of “Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast” CalMatters’ Manuela Tobias and The Los Angeles’ Times’
'Gimme Shelter': How parking lots explain California's housing crisis
A new California law eliminates minimum parking requirements for housing near mass transit. Why one parking guru says it'll be a boon for home building.
California law abolishes parking minimums for new developments close to public transit
Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a new law banning California localities from requiring parking spaces for new developments built within half a mile of a public transit stop.
The Parking Reform Era Underway for Urban Planning
When California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2907 into law on September 22, 2022—making it easier and cheaper to develop around transit stops by requiring less parking—it culminated a decade of political and legislative work. AB 2907 was only the latest in a string of laws proposed for similar effect, dating back to AB 710 in 2011, but it was the first to end up on the governor's desk.
When It Comes to Parking, Austin Could Learn a Thing or Two From California
Yesterday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2097, a bill eliminating parking requirements statewide for new housing and commercial developments located within a half-mile of major transit…