States Need to Confront Parking Mandates
This article is part of the series The Costs of Parking Mandates Find audio versions of Sightline articles on any of your favorite podcast platforms, including Spotify, Google, and Apple. ...
Author: Catie Gould
The Costs of Parking Mandates
 Across Cascadia as in most of the rich world, little-known rules slipped into almost every local zoning code push up rents, kill jobs, and make new Main Streets illegal. ...
Author: Webster Chang
Oregon Has a Chance to Sharply Cut Urban Parking Mandates
This article is part of the series Parking? Lots! Update, July 21: Oregon’s Land Conservation and Development Commission unanimously approved these rules on a permanent basis. The first round of ...
Author: Michael Andersen
Parking Reform: From Theory to Practice 
This article is part of the series YIMBYtown 2022 The conversation shared below was part of the YIMBYtown 2022 conference, cohosted by Sightline Institute and Portland: Neighbors Welcome.* It wouldn’t ...
Author: Sightline Editor
Q&A: The Costs of Parking Mandates in Booming Austin
Housing reformers from all over the country are currently in Portland, Oregon, for YIMBYtown, a national conference about housing abundance and affordability. Last week I was lucky to catch up ...
Author: Catie Gould
Most Washington Voters Agree: Repeal Parking Mandates Near Transit
Takeaways Urban & suburban voters in Washington agree that removing parking mandates near transit is a good idea. Highest support is among renters (75%), people under 30 (77%), and people ...
Author: Catie Gould
No Minimum Parking Requirements? No Problem for Fayetteville, Arkansas
This article is part of the series The Costs of Parking Mandates Find audio versions of Sightline articles on any of your favorite podcast platforms, including Spotify, Google, and Apple. ...
Author: Catie Gould
End Parking Mandates, Get a Free Bus Pass
This article is part of the series The Costs of Parking Mandates Takeaways The Minneapolis transit agency lets landlords provide transit passes for all a building’s residents for 17 percent ...
Author: Michael Andersen
To Stop Building Heat Islands, Stop Overbuilding Parking Lots
This article is part of the series The Costs of Parking Mandates Takeaways Large parking lots keep temperatures high at night, increasing heat-related illness and mortality risk during extreme heat ...
Author: Catie Gould
Yes, Even Walmart Wants to Build Smaller Parking Lots
This article is part of the series The Costs of Parking Mandates Takeaways Less in-store shopping is driving big-box retailers to build less parking than cities usually require. Online shopping ...
