Editorial: Eliminate parking requirements: Housing people is more important than housing cars
LA TimesWith California deep in a housing crisis that is degrading the state’s quality of life, it’s time to prioritize housing people over housing cars. The state’s obsession with providing abundant parking means the cost of new construction, particularly for housing, is unnecessarily inflated. One analysis of affordable housing projects in California found that building a parking structure added nearly $36,000 per unit. After the state relaxed parking minimums for accessory dwelling units on single-family lots near transit, construction of those living spaces increased dramatically. Some housing advocates worry that removing parking minimums could undermine the state’s density bonus law, which allows developers to build fewer parking spaces if they include affordable units in their buildings.
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