Somerville removes requirement that new developments provide off-street parking

Somerville removes requirement that new developments provide off-street parking

In Somerville, Massachusetts, the sun is setting on a law that has been on the books for decades requiring any new development in this city to come with off-street parking. “This is something we have been talking about for a long time,” said Somerville City Councilor Willie Burnley Jr. “Data shows that mandatory parking minimums increase the cost of development, particularly for affordable housing developers.” Burnley co-sponsored a bill that wo…

Parking minimums are out in Somerville

OVERVIEW This week on the Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon‘s Jennifer Smith chats with Somerville City Council President Ben Ewen-Campen about Somerville’s zoning amendment to eliminate parking minimums for new development. CommonWealth Beacon · Parking minimums are out in SomervilleThe post Parking minimums are out in Somerville appeared first on CommonWealth Beacon.

Parking Minimums Topple in Somerville

Somerville will now be the second city in Massachusetts to entirely do away with requirements that new developments be built with a minimum amount of parking. Cities have long had rules requiring a minimum number of new off-street parking spaces for residential and commercial developments alike, as a way to make sure that enough people

Somerville eliminates parking requirements for new construction

CommonWealth Beacon reports Somerville last week became the second city in the state (after neighboring Cambridge) to end the requirement that new housing units be built with a certain minimum of parking.facebooktwitteremailprint