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 24 March 2025
Parisians voted in favour of making 500 more streets car-free, in addition to 300 already converted, removing about 10,000 parking spaces (around 10% of the total). About two-thirds of voters said yes; turnout was 4.06%.
Why it matters: Paris shows parking removal framed as gaining public space, and the limits of low-turnout votes as a mandate.
Source: Brussels Times
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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