The City of Dallas is considering a significant change to its urban planning policies by potentially eliminating parking minimums for businesses, a move that aligns with a broader trend among cities recognizing the negative impacts of mandatory parking lots and garages. This consideration comes as part of the city's efforts to modernize and improve urban development, with the redevelopment of Preston Center likely advancing this week. The initiative, known as ForwardDallas, aims to shape the future of the city by addressing outdated and illogical parking requirements. Similar actions are being observed in other Texas cities and even New York City, indicating a shift towards more flexible and efficient urban planning standards.
NYC is proposing to get rid of all parking minimums... It will be interesting to see where parking is still built. They'd have to be values at hundreds of thousands in many instances... https://t.co/q98vwvw0tS
Long ago, cities came up with arbitrary parking requirements. One city may require 4 spots per 1000 feet, while the next city may require 1 spot per 2.5 seats. It's an embarrassing, outdated, illogical system. Wise cities are now getting rid of parking requirements completely
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Another local gov seeing the harms of mandating parking lots & garages. https://t.co/IKckvMb8fP https://t.co/kcaZ7mUwon
City of Dallas considering eliminating parking minimums for businesses https://t.co/p2DnLEU1Vv