What Comes Next After Abolishing Parking Mandates?

Parking reform is sweeping the nation, and that’s great news—but the battle isn’t over, yet. Here are the next steps cities need to consider once they’ve begun abolishing parking minimums.

#BlackFridayParking, Top StoryTony JordanNovember 22, 2022parking minimums, parking pricing, Parking Reform Network, end parking mandates and subsidies, #blackfridayparking 2 Comments

Parking Is More Than a Number

Parking reform can be a hard sell when it’s done all at once. Here are some small steps you can take instead to start helping your community use less land on parking.

Edward Erfurt, Top StoryEdward ErfurtOctober 28, 2022parking minimums, incrementalism, small bets, little bets, end parking mandates and subsidies 2 Comments

Yes, Getting Rid of Parking Minimums Is Good for the Climate—But That’s Just the Tip of the Iceberg

A new, state-wide law in California has ended some parking minimums in response to climate concerns. But what’s been left unsaid in this seemingly big step toward parking reform?

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsOctober 12, 2022podcast, parking minimums, Parking Reform Network, upzoned, end parking mandates and subsidies 2 Comments

2 College Towns Leading the Way on Land-Use Reform

Although they stand in very different parts of the country, these college towns are spearheading the push to eliminate harmful, longstanding land-use policies.

Herriges, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesAugust 25, 2022zoning, college, Land Use, local regulation, parking minimums, single-family, housing, Incremental Housing, success stories, end parking mandates and subsidies, florida, michigan 2 Comments

San José Joins in the Push To Abolish Parking Minimums

San José adds itself to the list of cities that are doing away with harmful parking minimums!

Top StoryDaniela CastañedaJuly 15, 2022parking minimums, minimum parking requirements, city council, transportation, success stories, end parking mandates and subsidies, california 2 Comments

Affordable Housing in Oregon Is About To Catch a Big Break From Parking Mandates

Finally, homes for people will no longer be conditional on car parking.

Top StoryCatie GouldJuly 13, 2022parking minimums, affordable housing, housing, housing cost, housing crisis, housing policy, housing affordability, zoning, end parking mandates and subsidies, oregon Be the First to Comment

A Perfectly Good School

Another historic building that served an important function in its community gets torn down…to make way for more car storage.

Neighborhood Storyteller, Top StoryKarla TheilenJuly 12, 2022neighborhood storyteller, parking minimums, historic preservation, end parking mandates and subsidies 5 Comments

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Ending Parking Minimums and Seeing the Results

Jonathan Curth helped lead the city of Fayetteville, AR, into a new era free of commercial parking minimums.

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsJune 23, 2022The Bottom-Up Revolution, local government, success stories, parking minimums, arkansas, podcast Be the First to Comment

Oregon Nears Green Light for Big Parking Reform

Oregon’s statewide land use board declared its support Thursday for rules that, among other things, reduce or remove parking mandates in 53 jurisdictions in the state’s eight largest metro areas.

Top StoryMichael AndersenJune 21, 2022success stories, parking minimums, parking maximums, minimum parking requirements, Land Use, local government, state government, end parking mandates and subsidies, oregon Be the First to Comment

Less Parking Lots, More People Space

This interactive map allows you to view just how much space is being wasted in your city (and in the rest of the U.S.) on parking lots.

Top StoryKatya KisinJune 20, 2022parking minimums, car culture, car dependency, maps, mapping, urban design, transit, history, minnesota, end parking mandates and subsidies, public transportation 6 Comments

End the Parking Mandates and Subsidies That Are Hurting Our Cities

Valuable land is being wasted everywhere in the U.S. on motor vehicle storage. Let’s free up that space so it can be used more productively for our communities.

Top StoryJohn PattisonJune 10, 2022parking minimums, end parking mandates and subsidies, member week Be the First to Comment

One in Three Garages Has No Car in It

You can build it, but they won’t park there.

Top StoryCatie GouldMay 11, 2022car culture, cars, parking minimums, end parking mandates and subsidies 31 Comments

CityNerd Runs Down America's Most Humongous Parking Lots

“There may be no greater indication of car dependency in the United States than the sheer number of massive parking craters that litter our cities,” says this YouTuber.

Top StoryJay StangeMarch 3, 2022parking minimums, urbanism, end parking mandates and subsidies 2 Comments

"We Require WAY Too Much Parking"

This Strong Towns member saw a huge problem with the parking minimums in his city—and decided to do something about it.

Top StorySeairra JonesMarch 1, 2022member story, advocacy, taking action, parking minimums, biking, bicycling, bikes, bikeability, bike lanes, minimum parking requirements, success stories, end parking mandates and subsidies, california 4 Comments

Pasadena Is Pumping the Brakes on This Mechanic’s Dreams

This small business owner is being financially crushed because the City of Pasadena is forcing him to get more parking spaces—parking that his small business doesn’t need.

Top StoryDiana SimpsonFebruary 11, 2022parking minimums, small business, local business, cars, zoning, end parking mandates and subsidies 3 Comments

What Can We Learn From What New Zealand Just Did?

New Zealand just passed the first national policy to both end parking requirements and allow the next increment of (residential) development everywhere. I.e., two major items on the Strong Towns wish list.

Herriges, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesJanuary 6, 2022housing cost, housing, housing affordability, housing crisis, zoning, parking minimums, single-family, australia 2 Comments

Highlights from #BlackFridayParking 2021

Next time you see a half-full parking lot, especially on Black Friday, think of all the untapped possibilities trapped underneath that sea of asphalt.

#BlackFridayParking, Top StoryJohn PattisonNovember 26, 2021parking minimums, end parking mandates and subsidies, #blackfridayparking 4 Comments

Where Parking Reform Ideas Go to Die...or Not?

You might be used to good ideas getting killed by committee. Here’s some inspiration to keep pushing, regardless.

#BlackFridayParking, Marohn, Top StoryCharles MarohnNovember 24, 2021parking minimums, success stories, minnesota, end parking mandates and subsidies, #blackfridayparking 1 Comment

A New Way to Look at Minimum Parking Requirements

Strong Towns and the Parking Reform Network have joined forces to bring you a whole new way of viewing reforms to parking minimums across North America.