Concocted within the Fifties as a part of “America’s love affair with the auto,” cities and cities enacted parking minimums for brand spanking new improvement, which have develop into a significant barrier to walkable communities. Extreme floor parking pushes locations aside, encourages driving, and creates hostile strolling environments. The price of parking buildings drives up housing prices and encourages sprawling greenfield developments.

Lately a rising variety of cities have lowered or eradicated “parking minimums”, with optimistic impact.  In Minneapolis, for instance, the resident inhabitants has elevated by 17% whereas “automobile miles traveled” have fallen 2% for the reason that regulation modified in 2021.  It’s not simply cities, payments are actually being launched at state and federal ranges.

Webinar attendees will be taught concerning the following:

• How parking mandates negatively affect walkability, the local weather, and housing affordability.
• Why the removing of minimal parking necessities advantages people and communities.
• have interaction the problem of their state, metropolis or city, or on the federal stage.

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Like all of our webinars, this will probably be recorded and obtainable after the very fact. However you’ll wish to be a part of us in real-time in the event you can for the chance to ask questions of our visitors and live-tweet together with us. You’ll additionally obtain ample sources and extra supplies in the event you RSVP.

Be part of us: Wednesday, June fifth

2:00pm – 3:00pm, Jap