#Richmond repeals minimum #parking requirements. Now it's time for more cities in #Virginia to follow suit, and prioritize housing for people, not cars.
WaPo sees #ParkingMinimums leading to:
-millions of parking spaces we don’t need. Each one costs us.
-addiction to free parking, a bad habit that harms health, businesses and cities. The main beneficiaries are cars, not people
-minimum parking requirements raise housing costs, subsidize car ownership and congestion, increase homelessness, deter transit and pollute the air
Parking spots cost $5,000 to $80,000 to build. Everyone pays, even the ones who don't drive.
“It gobbles up scarce land. It adds burdensome costs to developments that get passed on to renters and buyers. It makes it harder for #smallbusinesses to get off the ground. And it harms #walkability and actively works against our public investments in #transit, #bikelanes, #trails and #sidewalks”
Got Donald Shoup's "The High Cost of Free Parking" in Libby as an audiobook. A very depressing listen on the #UpperWestSide. We'd so benefit by smart meters but they will never happen because the money would go into a central fund and never benefit the local area. Must be happy with elimination of #ParkingMinimums. Do love the #groupthink analogies with doctors prescribing lead because that's what they all do. #HighCostOfFreeParking #MarketPricedParking