Parking
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L.A.’s Transit Oriented Communities Program Likely to Benefit from A.B. 1401
Some observers have worried that eliminating parking requirements might have the unintended consequence of reducing affordable housing production, but we see no evidence of this - and see some evidence that it would help.
June 25, 2021
Report: Workplace Parking Subsidies Could Drive a Return to Gridlock
"Boston and other municipalities should accelerate the reconfiguration of roadways for the highest and best use of that space," the report urges.
June 23, 2021
What Happened When Buffalo Changed Its Parking Rules
In 2017 Buffalo, New York, became the first U.S. city to stop requiring development projects to include at least a minimum amount of parking. Here's what happened next.
June 15, 2021
Sign CalBike’s Petition to Eliminate Parking Requirements Near Transit
A.B. 1401 must pass the Assembly this week, but there is still organized opposition to it.
June 1, 2021
Parking Requirements Are Not a Useful Bargaining Chip for Increasing Affordable Housing
Opponents of A.B. 1401 concede that parking requirements are bad policy, but worry that removing them will undermine affordable housing production. Evidence suggests that's not the case.
May 19, 2021
Legislative Update: Bill to Remove Parking Minimums Near Transit Passes First Committee
Asm. Friedman's A.B. 1401 would allow developers to "right-size" the number of parking spaces
April 15, 2021
Should Blind People in Berkeley Be Required to Buy Parking Spaces?
The City of Berkeley will be considering this question on Tuesday afternoon, when the City Council is scheduled to once again take up the topic of minimum parking regulations
January 25, 2021
Can Parking Proceeds Close Muni Budget Hole?
Suggestions from advocates for closing a $68 million SFMTA deficit
December 2, 2020
Op-Ed: Berkeley’s Outdated Parking Laws Are a Recipe for High Rents and Homelessness
Berkeley's City Council to consider removing minimum parking regulations and requiring unbundling of costs for certain types of homes
December 1, 2020
A Historical Perspective on Los Angeles’ Traffic Congestion Fight
UCLA paper describes century-long efforts to quell, redirect, and control the problems that come with congestion - and the very little success achieved
October 19, 2020
