Austin becomes largest U.S. city to drop parking-spot requirements

Austin Now Largest US City to Drop Parking-Spot Requirements

Austin Becomes The Largest U.S. City to Eliminate Parking Minimums — Streetsblog USA

The Violet Crown City voted to make the change months ago — but now that a revision of the city's byzantine zoning code is finally done, the law will actually go into effect.

Great Reset: Austin Eliminates Parking Spot Requirement For Developers ‘To Fight Climate Change’

Move to eliminate parking and discourage vehicle usage evidently follows lockstep with World Economic Forum's agenda to reduce ownership of private vehicles.

Austin becomes one of the largest cities in the country to get rid of parking requirements

For at least half a century, the city has required builders to provide a minimum number of off-street parking spaces. Developers say without the mandates they will likely continue to build some parking.

To fight climate change and housing shortage, Austin becomes largest U.S. city to drop parking-spot requirements

By Joshua Fechter/The Texas Tribune Austin on Thursday became the largest city in the country to stop requiring new developments to have a set amount of parking — a move aimed at both fighting climate change and spurring more housing construction amid the city’s affordability crisis. The Austin City Council voted 8-2 Thursday to wipe out minimum parking requirements for virtually every kind of property citywide. That includes single-family homes…

To fight climate change and housing shortage, Austin becomes largest U.S. city to drop parking-spot requirements

By Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune Nov. 2, 2023 “To fight climate change and housing shortage, Austin becomes largest U.S. city to drop parking-spot requirements” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to sp…