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 · signed 16 December 2025
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed SB 2111, including the People Over Parking Act, which bars local governments from enforcing minimum parking requirements on projects within half a mile of a public transport hub or an eighth of a mile of a transit corridor.
Why it matters: transit-area reforms like this are directly relevant to Indian metro corridors, where TOD policies encourage density but bye-laws still require parking.
Source: Illinois People Over Parking Act
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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