"But Where Will I Park?" (Video)
One of the easiest steps toward making your town stronger is by preventing one of its most important resource, land, from being wasted. Parking minimums stymie growth in towns. Citizens of Fayetteville, Arkansas realized this, and inadvertently began a movement by removing parking minimums, seeking to make it easier for entrepreneurs to rejuvenate empty buildings downtown. We went there ourselves to show you exactly what that looks like.
"3 Lessons in People-Centered Transportation from the First U.S. City to Completely Eliminate Parking Minimums"
In 2018, Hartford, Connecticut, became the first American city to fully eliminate parking minimums. You can learn a lot from their experience.
"Parking Minimums Are Costing Your City. For a Way Forward, Look to Edmonton."
Learn how Edmonton, Alberta, successfully advocated for the removal of parking minimums citywide. Be sure to also check out this earlier article about Edmonton's journey to parking minimum removal and this webcast led by the folks in Edmonton who made this change happen.
"Why Parking Minimums Almost Destroyed My Hometown and How We Repealed Them"
Sandpoint, Idaho, was spending money they didn't have on parking they didn't need. But local leaders stepped up to remove parking minimums and change the city's trajectory.
Parking Reform Alone Can Boost Homebuilding by 40 to 70 Percent (Sightline)
New research from Colorado shows that fully flexible parking policies can lead to two to three times more new homes than other land use reforms like legalizing granny flats or multifamily buildings near transit. By prioritizing housing over parking, developments become more financially viable and more likely to be built, maximizing the potential for new housing.
"Mapping the Effects of Parking Minimums"
These visuals from the data-analytics firm Urban3 show how parking has depleted local tax value in cities across the country.
"Asphalt City: How Parking Ate an American Metropolis"
See powerful visuals and read the story of how parking has decimated Kansas City, Missouri's, wealth and prosperity.
"A Plan for Parking That You Can Use in Your Place"
"How to Solve a Parking Problem Without Breaking the Bank"
If you’ve got a parking shortage in your downtown, consider this unique, cost-effective solution: a valet service.
"A New Way to Look at Minimum Parking Requirements"
Strong Towns and the Parking Reform Network have joined forces to bring you a whole new way of viewing reforms to parking minimums across North America.
"Announcing a New and Improved Map of Cities That Have Removed Parking Minimums"
We relaunched our crowd-sourced map of cities in the U.S. and Canada that have ended or sharply curtailed their parking requirements. And it's more useful than ever.
"The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Ending Parking Minimums and Seeing the Results"
Jonathan Curth helped lead the city of Fayetteville, Arkansas, into a new era free of commercial parking minimums.
"We Require WAY Too Much Parking"
This Strong Towns member saw a huge problem with the parking minimums in his city—and decided to do something about it.
"Asphalt City: How Parking Ate an American Metropolis"
See powerful visuals and read the story of how parking has decimated Kansas City, Missouri's, wealth and prosperity.
"The Bottom-Up Revolution Is…a City Council Supporting Parking Reform"
In this episode, host Tiffany Owens Reed talks with Council Member Paloma Delgadillo about her efforts to make her city of Broomfield, Colorado, more resilient.
"These Cities Recently Passed Parking Reforms (and Yours Can Too)"
We’ve assembled a guide to three towns and cities of varying sizes that have recently revised their parking regulations. That way, when you decide to pursue parking reform in your own community, you can use them as examples of how parking reform strengthens cities.
"Spokane’s Step-by-Step Approach to Repealing Parking Mandates"
Build a bipartisan coalition. Launch a pilot project. Speak to the core issues facing your community. That’s how Spokane, Washington, was able to eliminate costly parking mandates. Here's the full story.
"Parking Mandate Reform Brings a Little Bit of Good for Everyone"
Parking reform isn't just about eliminating spaces; it's about unlocking a city's potential. From spurring development to enabling affordable housing, parking reform can benefit many people in diverse ways. Anchorage, Alaska, is experiencing this firsthand.
"How Colorado Won Gold in Land-Use Policy Reform"
In May 2024, Colorado advocates for people-centered cities and incremental housing pulled off a massive win, sending a bill package full of land-use reforms to be signed into state law. Here’s how they did it.
"How Parking Mandates are Crushing Dallas Small Businesses" (Video)
Over the past few years, cities have started re-examining their costly parking mandates and began making changes. Now, it's Dallas' turn. Dallas Urbanists, a Strong Towns Local Conversation, teamed up Better Block to tell the stories of small, local businesses and preservationists working to navigate Dallas' archaic parking mandates.
"Elimination of Parking Minimums Sparks Downtown Investment in Sandpoint, Idaho"
Discover how Sandpoint, Idaho's decision to eliminate parking minimums revitalized its urban core and spurred millions in investments.
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