The city council in Austin, Texas recently proposed something that could seem like political Kryptonite: getting rid of parking minimums.
Those are the rules that dictate how much off-street parking developers must provide — as in, a certain number of spaces for every apartment and business.
Around the country, cities are throwing out their own parking requirements – hoping to end up with less parking, more affordable housing, better transit, and walkable neighborhoods.
tell me you never been to a city outside the americas without saying you never been to a city outside america.
Mixed use zoning is mostly resilient on this problem. But yeah if cities don’t also fix zoning laws to ensure most destinations are accessible without cars there will be more pains.