Parking Reform News

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Minneapolis Abolishes Costly Car Parking Mandates

The big news this week is the culmination of years of work in Minneapolis to eliminate damaging minimum parking requirements. On Friday, May 14th, the city council unanimously approved an ordinance implementing the Minneapolis 2040 Plan directive to do so. St. Paul is likely to eliminate its car parking requirements as well.

Philadelphia Looks to Reduce Parking Taxes

Philadelphia, PA may cut its taxes on parking lots and garages by more than 30% this coming July. But Philadelphia parking reformers say the move will undercut climate action and traffic safety goals.

Patrick Siegman breaks it down on Twitter, APA Says Poor Curb Management Costs Billions, and Sec. Pete (briefly) Talks Parking.

PRN Advisory Board member, Patrick Siegman, posted a great twitter thread about the genesis and reasons for California’s AB1401, and the lessons are universally applicable.

While the California APA is causing some to scratch their heads in its opposition to a clean AB1401, the national APA published this article on how poor curb management costs city’s tons of money.

And while it’s a brief mention, it’s notable that the Secretary of Transportation mentioned the potential impact on land use, particularly parking demand, if AV ever become a reality.

Street Eats and Open Streets

Redeveloping and Repurposing Car Parking

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