Parking reforms in Cambridge
Massachusetts, United States
- 117,090 residents
- All parking minimums removed
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
Citation 1
- Source
- Policy Order
- Notes
- For full policy order: see attachment
- URL
- cambridgema.iqm2.com
- Attachments
- cambridge-massachusetts-united-states-remove-min-citation1-attachment.pdf
Citation 2
- Source
- Cambridge Zoning Code
- Notes
- 6.31
- URL
- library.municode.com
- Attachments
- cambridge-massachusetts-united-states-remove-min-citation2-attachment.pdf
Parking maximum
Parking maximums apply to commercial, educational, and office uses.
- Status
- Adopted
- Scope
- Citywide
- Affected land uses
- Commercial
- Other
- Requirements
- By right
- Reporter
- Samuel Deetz
Citation
- Source
- Cambridge Zoning Code
- Notes
- 6.36
- URL
- library.municode.com
- Attachments
- cambridge-massachusetts-united-states-add-max-attachment.pdf
