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Reduce Parking to Increase Housing

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2021-07-11 17:00:10

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In many cities and towns across the country, housing developers are required to build and maintain two off-street parking spots for each residential unit. An apartment building with five units, for example, would typically require ten parking spaces. But rigid code requirements such as these can sometimes lead to a surplus of unnecessary parking spots when the space could be used for other things, like actual housing.

Some cities and towns are starting to look at easing or actually eliminating minimum parking requirements in an effort to increase the amount of available housing in their communities. Other municipalities should follow their lead, especially if matched with investments in public transportation and walkable infrastructure.

Throughout the country right now, we have a housing crunch. There are pressure points all along the housing spectrum from transitional housing for people experiencing homelessness, affordable workforce housing for young professionals, housing for families, or housing for seniors looking to downsize or simply get by on a fixed income. The obvious way to ease this pressure is by creating new housing.

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