More than $7M in Unpaid Parking Violations in Austin, Memo Says

More than $7M in unpaid parking violations in Austin, memo says

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A city of Austin memo revealed the city's next steps as it works to address a backlog of vehicles that have unpaid active civil parking violations that have resulted in "nearly $7.4 million in unpaid fines." Over the past five years, the city said it did not collect on more than 160,000 unpaid parking tickets. Furthermore, Austin has only issued 36 boot notices since 2022, the memo said. Additionally, the city said "66% of civil…

Dallas City Council Approves Major Parking Reform

On Wednesday, May 14, 2025, the Dallas City Council voted to adopt the Dallas Parking Reform, a significant overhaul of the city’s off-street

Council to debate reduced parking fees later this month

City Council approves Parking Reform for Dallas

On Wednesday, May 14, 2025, Dallas City Council adopted Dallas Parking Reform for flexible parking regulations, removing nearly all of the current rigid one-size fits all parking minimums and establishing a more flexible context-sensitive framework for off-street parking in Dallas.    Current parking codes mandate a specific number of parking spaces for various developments. These requirements, at times, hindered much-needed new housing and slow…