Daniel Herriges

Policy Director of the Parking Reform Network

Mapping the “Parking Tax” on New Housing

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Parking mandates impose a hidden “tax” on new housing, driving up costs and limiting affordability. A new analysis by MapCraft reveals how parking mandates widen the gap between construction costs and what median-income households can afford. Even reducing parking requirements from two stalls per unit to zero can slash needed subsidies by hundreds of dollars, freeing up funds to build more homes. Dive into the data to see how parking reform could unlock affordable housing in your city.

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Washington’s Groundbreaking Parking Reform: The Details

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Washington state recently enacted one of the most ambitious parking reforms with bipartisan supermajorities. SB 5184 caps parking mandates for housing, and eliminates them entirely for small businesses. Unlike other states, this victory isn’t tied to transit proximity, proving parking reform works in all communities. A coalition of 56+ groups, from unions to environmentalists, pushed it through with stories of how mandates inflate costs and stifle opportunity.

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A Little Something for Everyone

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The Aftermath of Parking Reform in Anchorage The day after a city repeals its mandatory parking minimums, it’s still the exact same city. Not a single parking space need be added or removed as a direct consequence of that simple policy change. For that reason, It’s vitally important for parking reformers to go back and

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Colorado’s Groundbreaking Parking Reform: The Details

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They did it! In the final days of the 2024 legislative session, statewide parking reform snuck across the finish line in Colorado. HB 1304, which eliminates many residential parking mandates in the Centennial State, passed on May 6th as part of a groundbreaking slate of land-use reform laws aimed at curbing Colorado’s housing shortage and supporting transit-oriented development.

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