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Parking Mandates Are Keeping Kids Out of Daycare

But cities can ditch these arbitrary rules and help families out of the daycare desert.

Author: Catie Gould
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Parking mandates are paving over Washington

October 1, 2024 MEDIA CONTACT: Catie Gould, Sightline Institute, catie@sightline.org    FULL REPORT: The State of Parking Mandates in Washington  SEATTLE, WA – One-size-fits-all parking requirements are exacerbating the housing shortage ...

Author: Catie Gould
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Housing + CitiesTransportation + Transit

The State of Parking Mandates in Washington

The State of Parking Mandates in Washington Minimum parking requirements are paving over Washington, regardless of how much parking residents or businesses actually need. Sightline Institute Catie Gould | October ...

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Housing + Cities

Washington’s Most Parking-Burdened Towns and Cities

A new Sightline report details the arcane, arbitrary, and pernicious rules blocking homes and businesses across the state.

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Housing + Cities

Twice As Many Small Towns Have Eliminated Parking Mandates As Large Cities

Three hometown stories show why parking reform is for everyone.

Author: Catie Gould
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Bellingham pilots parking reform in Old Town’s former scrapyard site

SEATTLE, WA – Decision-makers in Bellingham tried a new concept for developing the city’s industrial Old Town district: they gave builders full flexibility over how many parking spaces to include. Because ...

Author: Catie Gould
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Housing + Cities

Bellingham’s Parking Reform Pilot Pays Off

Old Town’s first new building project has more than double the number of homes and less parking than the city’s old code would have allowed. The rest of the city might follow suit.

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