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With Flexibility Over Parking, Oregon Homebuilders Get to Work
Tens of thousands of homes are now more buildable, including several projects now resurrected that local parking mandates had previously killed. -
The Vast Potential of Pairing Transit and Homes in Washington State
SB 5466 could support hundreds of thousands of needed new homes closer to where residents work, learn, and recreate. -
New Washington Bill Would Legalize More Homes and Businesses by Transit
Eliminating parking mandates is a simple solution to a big problem. -
Anchorage Assembly Unites to End Parking Mandates
Progressives and conservatives find common ground on easing regulations on housing and business development. -
How Portland’s Form of Government Makes It Hard to Find Parking
Transportation commissioners come and go, but policies to free up curb space remain perpetually stuck at City Hall. -
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Big Reforms, Big Growth: Buffalo’s Parking Rewrite Pays Off
A Q&A with one of the planners behind the mid-sized NY city’s successes. -
Troutdale Says Tax-Funded Housing Project Has a Problem: Too Many Homes
The county’s affordable housing provider proposes 94 homes near Troutdale’s downtown. The city is holding it to a rule that would cut that to 70 to make more room for parking. -
Oregon Just Slashed Parking Mandates. 5 Things That Might Happen Next
From more historic building renovations to smarter curbside parking management, two-thirds of Oregonians are about to experience the benefits of making more asphalt optional.
The way we design our cities and towns, as well as the modes of transport we use to move through them, can either help or hinder residents’ ability to reduce their carbon footprints. Whether that means unleashing innovative affordable housing solutions, prioritizing spaces for people over spaces for cars and parking, or shifting our transportation thinking away from boondoggle megaprojects, we can shape our communities to fulfill a more sustainable future.
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