Parking minimums are costing your town or city productivity, prosperity and financial resilience. Will your community be the next to end this wasteful practice?
FREE WEBCAST
How to Get Rid of Parking Minimums
Tuesday, November 17
12 p.m. Central Time
Parking minimums are local laws that require private businesses and residences to provide at least a certain number of off-street parking spaces. These requirements are one of the most significant factors that shape how our cities are planned and built.
At Strong Towns, we believe every community with mandatory parking minimums on its books should seek to abolish them. These rules are not only unnecessary: they are destructive to our communities’ financial strength and resilience.
But getting rid of these pesky laws can be surprisingly challenging. In this webcast, you'll learn from a team of advocates and local leaders who successfully accomplished this feat in their city of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada.
A live Q+A session will follow the presentation.
About the Presenters
Ashley Salvador is the cofounder and president of the Canada Backyard Housing Association, a nonprofit serving homeowners interested in building garden suites and other ADUs. Ashley has conducted extensive research on laneway housing, including the first-ever comprehensive study on Garage/Garden Suites in Edmonton. She is involved in Edmonton's infill community and specializes in the social and relational aspects of our built environment. Born and raised in Edmonton, Ashley completed a BA Honours in Sustainability and Sociology from Dalhousie University and is currently pursuing a MA Planning at the University of Waterloo. Ashley is also a contributor to Strong Towns.
Anne Stevenson is the Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Right at Home Housing Society, which provides a range of affordable housing solutions to meet the diverse needs of individuals and families in Edmonton. Prior to joining Right at Home, Anne was a senior planner for the City of Edmonton where she led redevelopment plans for mature neighbourhoods and extensive updates to the city’s zoning bylaw. Anne became passionate about place-based community building during her undergrad in International Development and Political Economy at Trent University. She went on to complete an MSc in City Design and Social Science at the London School of Economics and spent five years working in the UK in a range of urban design roles. Following a two year stint as a planner at Port Metro Vancouver, Anne was thrilled to move home to Edmonton in 2012.
Travis Fong is the cofounder and vice chair of the Canada Backyard Housing Association. Travis has worked on development projects including affordable seniors housing and renewable energy. Travis' passion for economics led him to study the efficiency and growth of cities as part of an honors thesis. Originally from Halifax, Travis moved to Edmonton after graduating from Dalhousie University with a BA Honours in Sustainability and Political Science, with a minor in Economics. Travis is currently pursuing a MA Economics at the University of Waterloo.
P.S. Are you a local government official, city staff, a member of your city’s planning or transportation committees, or a member of a local advocacy organization? We encourage you to invite members of your team to this webinar, then work together to take collective action toward building a safer, stronger, more financially resilient community.
