Rep. Robert Garcia wants to get rid of parking spots to improve housing affordability
Cars on Manhattan's Upper East Side give way for a street sweeper before returning to their parking spaces in New York City, USA, 21 December 2016.A congressman is planning to introduce a bill banning minimum parking requirements near mass transit. "We know that parking raises the cost of housing immensely," Garcia told Insider.
The legislation aims to promote housing density and walkability in urban areas by getting rid of requirements that developers provide a certain amount of off-street parking with every project. And as of Wednesday afternoon, Garcia was still actively workshopping ideas for the bill's name on the platform, suggesting the"People over Cars Act," the"Homes for People not Cars Act," or the"People over Parking Act."
And the US has an astounding amount of parking. The US has an estimated three parking spots for every car,that parking requirements around transit hubs are particularly unnecessary and inequitable because many residents in those communities don't own cars. They rely on public transit, yet they face higher housing costs because valuable space in their communities is dedicated to parking.
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