These 3 Cities Are Eliminating Parking Minimums. Are They Going About It the Right Way?

It's #BlackFridayParking week at Strong Towns, which means we've got a special parking-related episode of the Upzoned podcast today. Host Abby Kinney, co-host Chuck Marohn, and special guest Edward Erfurt (director of community action at Strong Towns) come together to discuss three stories from three different cities—Burlington, Vermont; Nashville, Tennessee; and Cambridge, Massachusetts—all of which are taking big steps to eliminate parking minimums. And in some cases, the cities are even looking at establishing parking maximums!

Does it make sense for cities to have a blanket policy on parking, one way or the other? How can communities have these conversations about parking, especially when there are people—residents and developers alike—who argue and push back against parking reform?

ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES

• “Burlington may eliminate parking minimums for builders city-wide. Here are the possible effects,” by Lilly St. Angelo,

  Burlington Free Press (October 2022).

• “Bill to Eliminate Minimum Parking Requirements to Go Before Council,” by Connor Daryani, Nashville Scene (November 2022).

• “Cambridge eliminates minimum parking requirements,” by Kaushar Barejiya, The Massmedia (November 2022).

• Learn more about #BlackFridayParking.

• Abby Kinney (Twitter).

• Chuck Marohn (Twitter).

• Theme Music by Kemet the Phantom.