Washington’s Groundbreaking Parking Reform: The Details

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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Meet Alaena Young, PRN’s Executive Administrative Assistant

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6 Great Books for Parking Reformers in 2024

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Parking Reformer Spotlight: Spokane, WA City Councilor Zack Zappone

In Spokane, we didn’t eliminate parking mandates all at once but incrementally over different policy proposals over a couple of years. We went about this in a bipartisan way by building a coalition around common goals such as reducing the price of housing. Our efforts included a diverse range of housing interest groups including housing builders and low-income housing groups who are often pitted against each other but were able to find common ground on this policy change.

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8 Ways that Parking Reform is Climate Action

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