Stuck in Park: How Mandatory Parking Minimums Hurt American Cities
Reforming Municipal Parking Policies to Align With Strategic Community Goals
The City of Victoria is currently engaged in a parking policy review which proposes reducing some off-street parking requirements (http://victoria.ca/zoningparking). These changes are good, but modest. This short report identifies much bolder reforms that would better align parking policies with other community goals. Although written for Victoria, the analysis and recommendations are appropriate for most municipalities.
Minimum parking requirements and housing affordability, 2018