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Rethinking Residential Parking: Myths & Facts |
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From NPH. This short report is for general public education. Available
in both small booklet and pamphlet form, Rethinking Residential Parking,
presents research findings and strategies in jargon-free, concise form. It
includes case studies of successful policies and developments. This report
is for use by planners and developers dealing with communities concerned
about the impact of new housing.
Residential Parking brochure
Myths and Facts about Parking Planning
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Parking
& Housing: Best Practices for Increasing Housing Affordability and
Achieving Smart Growth |
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Also from NPH. This report is an
analysis of how parking impacts housing affordability. Given the joint
transportation and housing crises in the Bay Area, the report takes an
updated look at the role of minimum parking requirements for housing. In
most cases, minimum parking requirements do not reflect important factors
like income, age, density and access to transit. It suggests a portfolio
of strategies for all Bay Area communities to deal with parking and
housing. |
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Parking
Requirements Impacts on Housing Affordability |
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By Todd Litman. This article describes the costs and
equity implications of minimum residential parking requirements. The
argument that parking requirements are most costly for urban affordable
housing is laid out here. It also describes the link between income,
density and vehicle ownership and points out that zoning codes usually do
not reflect these factors. |
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The Trouble With Minimum Parking Requirements |
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By Don Shoup. Shoup is the foremost researcher on parking
policy issues. His research exposes the weak methodological grounding of
existing parking requirements, outlines the increased housing costs and
reduced densities from high mandated parking levels, and proposes policy
solutions aimed at "unbundling" the cost of a parking space from
other costs (including housing). Shoup contends that eliminating minimum
parking requirements would reduce the cost of urban development, improve
urban design, reduce automobile dependency, and restrain urban sprawl. |
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Reducing Housing Costs by Rethinking Parking Requirements |
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By San Francisco Planning and Urban Research (SPUR). This
report illustrates that vehicle ownership rates are lowest in San
Francisco where transit is most intensive. It proposes reductions in the
City's 1 space per unit parking ratio in Transit-Intensive-Areas as a
strategy for promoting affordable housing. |
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Driven to Spend |
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By Surface Transportation Policy Project. Data on regional costs of vehicle ownership
and transportation. Can be used to support the cost savings for
households if minimum parking requirements are relaxed. |
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