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Affordable Housing Programs  |  Housing Supply Planning

This report argues that minimum parking requirements are regressive and inequitable, especially when imposed on affordable housing developments, whose residents tend to own fewer cars. It identifies policy solutions and shares case studies from across North America.

Rethinking Off-Street Parking Requirements

This report discusses the effects of minimum off-street parking requirements on the cost of housing. It begins by discussing common approaches to residential parking requirements. Then it discusses parking demand by different types of households, parking facility costs, and the impacts of these costs on lower-income households. Next, it discusses the collective costs associated with minimum parking requirements and proposes a series of policy alternatives. It includes case studies of local parking reform efforts to support affordable housing development.