Parking reforms in Cambridge, MA

Parking minimum removal

Cambridge City Council voted 8-1 in favor of eliminating all minimum parking requirements for residential and commercial developments citywide. It is the first city in MA to do so. The Policy Order does require developers of buildings with 4+ housing units and buildings requiring special permits to submit a written rationale to the City explaining why they chose to include a certain number of parking spaces. It also requires the Community Development Department submit a report by 2025 detailing how many housing units and parking spaces have been added since this policy's passage, and any impacts on street parking availability.

Status

Adopted

Adoption date

Oct 24, 2022

Scope

Citywide

Affected land uses

All uses

Requirements

By right

Reporter

Jessica Sheehan, Christopher Schmidt, & Dave Halperin