Global benchmark: how cities and states are dropping parking minimums
From Buffalo to Mexico City to London, a fast-growing list of places has stopped forcing new buildings to include a fixed number of car spaces. Indian...
Policy watch · Global · reported 8 July 2026
Reporting by Stateline, citing the Parking Reform Network, finds that since 2019 at least 14 US states have enacted 34 laws reducing or removing parking minimums, and since 2017 116 cities have removed all minimums citywide, including Baltimore, Buffalo, Denver, Hartford, Minneapolis and San Francisco. Housing affordability is the main argument cited.
Why it matters: Indian cities still apply minimums almost everywhere. The global evidence base on what happens after removal is growing quickly.
Source: CT Mirror / Stateline
Policy watch is WA Foundation's summary of public reporting on parking, mobility and urban land. We link to the original reports; figures are as reported by them.
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