Catie Gould

2 months ago | sightline.org | Catie Gould |Ron Davis

Jurisdictions around the world are adopting a powerful reform that accelerates homebuilding, eliminates red tape for small businesses, reduces pollution and sprawl, revitalizes downtowns, and streamlines permitting—at zero cost to the taxpayer.  That reform? Eliminating parking mandates—local governments’ arcane and unfounded requirements that every new home or business come with an arbitrary, pre-determined number of parking spaces.