New laws have failed to generate much market response.

People Over Parking: How Illinois’ Parking Reform Law Reshapes Opportunity for Developers and Property Owners

(Editor’s Note: This story was reported by Alex Harrison and Igor Studenkov for the Evanston RoundTable, a neighboring independent newsroom. It was shared with The Record as part of an ongoing collaborative effort.) The Illinois General Assembly wrapped up its fall veto session early Friday morning, extending several hours past midnight to finish votes on several major […]

At about 4:22 AM this morning the Illinois Senate concurred with the Illinois House on bill SB 2111, approving a revenues and reform package that will avert the Chicagoland transit fiscal cliff, structurally close budget gaps for the foreseeable future, and provide additional funding for the state’s 63 transit agencies. Among the reforms are establishing…

After HB 5002 veto, the governor and lawmakers have worked to modify new housing legislation, to be taken up at next month's special session.

What do stairs have to do with California’s housing crisis? More than you might think, says this Culver City councilmember.

In 2025, state legislatures enacted unprecedented reforms to improve the availability and affordability of housing, with lawmakers in Texas, Washington, and Montana leading the way with major successes. These states passed bills that target multiple regulatory barriers to increased housing—from parking requirements to building codes—demonstrating how individual reforms can cumulatively bring substantial policy change.

In the 1970s, as rapid inflation squeezed American families’ budgets, elected officials felt pressured to take visible actions to help their constituents.

The bill aims to alleviate street congestion in Adelaide, ensuring vehicles are parked in driveways, not on the road.

Arguments against parking mandates are so compelling and common sense that municipalities across the country are doing away with them.

The last year was a big one for housing reform. More than 30 states passed at least one pro-housing bill between July 2024 and June 2025.

With no relief from high home prices and rents, more and more state legislators are interested in pursuing housing reform. As a result, state legislatures set new records for the number and strength of new laws intended to unlock homebuilding.

State legislation takes a new approach to removing parking mandates—one that is far more comprehensive.

The high cost of elevators is a barrier to the development of affordable, accessible homes

The Department of Transportation wants to clarify how the Americans with Disabilities Act applies to pedestrian facilities including transit stops.

Find audio versions of Sightline articles on any of your favorite podcast platforms, including Spotify, YouTube, and Apple. Earlier this spring, when Port Townsend, Washington, eliminated parking mandates—predetermined numbers of parking spaces required by law for new buildings—the news took the internet by surprise. Not many people expected the first Washington city to make off-street ... Read more

Parking reform is gaining momentum across the U.S. Here are a few recent victories.

We help you understand what’s changed in the Highway Code recently, what you should be doing as a driver, and what you should do if something goes wrong.

History of zoning in the United States and how it has impacted cities

America’s top regulatory agency is failing its mandate to “keep people safe on America’s roadways” — and to truly accomplish it, they need to fundamentally change the way they operate.…

Op-ed: In the decade or so before driverless cars roll out en masse, lawmakers must take the time to develop regulations that maximize their benefits and minimize their harms.

The state government is pushing back against a local effort to allow denser housing in single-family neighborhoods, setting the stage for a legal battle.

This year, legislators in at least eight states debated mileage taxes on drivers of electric vehicles.

Despite its environmental achievements, the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act substitutes electric vehicles for a more holistic, climate-friendly approach to urban planning and design.

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Vehicle owners without parking spaces are about to have another problem amid skyrocketing fuel prices, and intense traffic in urban areas. Here are the areas where the requirement may become mandatory.

The proposal offers at most a few billion in funding for alternatives that could yield a future without cars, such as mass transit, biking, walking and trains.

It ensures we are merely shifting the excesses and waste from the tailpipe to the power plant.