Helsinki to relax parking space mandates for new housing

Helsinki to relax parking space mandates for new housing

Helsinki plans to ease mandatory parking space requirements for new residential buildings, particularly in central areas, under a policy proposal to be reviewed by the City Environment Committee on 6 May. If approved, developers building in southern Helsinki, south of Hakamäentie and in Pasila, will no longer be required to construct parking spaces. Instead, they can determine the number of spaces based on demand.

The City of Helsinki is easing the obligations related to the construction of parking spaces on residential plots. The new guidelines will remove or reduce the obligation of developers to build parking spaces in new projects. The Urban Environment Committee will discuss the matter at its meeting on Tuesday, May 6.

Parking remains a controversial topic in Aachen. It becomes particularly difficult when the city polls off private areas because a special usage permit is missing. In contrast, it is more flexible in the large-scale construction project at Theaterplatz.

Helsinki is planning a far-reaching reform of the parking requirements for new buildings. In the future, builders in the central locations of The post parking spaces will be something for perpetrators: Helsinki loosens parking requirements for new buildings first appeared on Nordisch.info.