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Santa Cruz looks to tackle looming parking squeeze from new housing - Lookout Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz looks to tackle looming parking squeeze from new housing - Lookout Santa Cruz
A statewide prohibition on parking minimums has placed cities like Santa Cruz in a tough spot as it prepares to permit thousands of new housing units over the next five years. This means more cars but not necessarily more places to fit them. Local lawmakers are now pushing for a way to mitigate what they worry will be a parking squeeze.
·lookout.co·
Santa Cruz looks to tackle looming parking squeeze from new housing - Lookout Santa Cruz
California Legislature Overrides Local Parking Requirements for Development Projects Within One-Half Mile of Public Transit
California Legislature Overrides Local Parking Requirements for Development Projects Within One-Half Mile of Public Transit
On September 22, 2022, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 2097, a sweeping override of local parking regulations for projects located within one-half…
·lexology.com·
California Legislature Overrides Local Parking Requirements for Development Projects Within One-Half Mile of Public Transit
Electric Vehicles: A Solution to Climate Change but a Challenge for Roads
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 […]
·chicagopolicyreview.org·
Electric Vehicles: A Solution to Climate Change but a Challenge for Roads
California Relaxes Parking Mandates to Free Up Multifamily Development—But Will Neighbors and Lenders Approve? - Urban Land Magazine
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.
·urbanland.uli.org·
California Relaxes Parking Mandates to Free Up Multifamily Development—But Will Neighbors and Lenders Approve? - Urban Land Magazine
New state law seeks to reduce parking minimums in high-transit areas. Redwood City is already on its way
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
·rwcpulse.com·
New state law seeks to reduce parking minimums in high-transit areas. Redwood City is already on its way
End Expensive Mandated Parking
End Expensive Mandated Parking
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…
·losalamosreporter.com·
End Expensive Mandated Parking