US EditionAustin becomes largest U.S. city to drop parking-spot requirements
- Austin, Texas has become the largest city in the U.S. To eliminate minimum parking requirements for new developments, aiming to address the affordability crisis and promote public transit.
- The Austin City Council voted to remove minimum parking requirements for all property types citywide, allowing developers to decide their own parking needs.
- The elimination of these requirements is expected to decrease housing costs, reduce carbon emissions, and encourage more walkable development.
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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…
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