End Parking Minimums


Waste of money. Waste of space.

 It's time to put an end to parking minimum laws and allow our cities to become productive places again.

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How Better Design Can Help Solve Parking Problems
Kevin Klinkenberg
How Better Design Can Help Solve Parking Problems
Kevin Klinkenberg

Giving valuable space in cities over to cars isn’t great for building walkable or productive places. But for now at least, our urban neighborhoods need some parking. This an area where thoughtful design can help us solve multiple problems at once.

Kevin Klinkenberg
Parking is Important and Not Important
Kevin Klinkenberg
Parking is Important and Not Important
Kevin Klinkenberg

It’s time for mandatory parking minimums to go. That doesn’t mean, though, that the need for parking is going to magically disappear. We would also be wise to plan for smart, adaptable parking solutions, so our cities can incrementally urbanize.

Kevin Klinkenberg

What's wrong with parking minimums?

Strong Towns allow new businesses to flourish and treat their land as a valuable resource. Minimum parking requirements hinder the potential of Strong Towns by creating barriers for new local business start ups, and filling our cities with unproductive, empty parking spaces that don’t add value to our places. 

Join us each November for our annual #BlackFridayParking event, which takes a bold stand against parking minimums with an interactive, nationwide campaign.

Want to see an end to parking minimums across America? Join the movement that's working to accomplish that.

Progress on Parking Minimum Removals Across the Country

Click on the pins below read about what's going on in each city with regards to parking minimums:

Visit this page to add your town to the map.

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One Line of Your Zoning Code Can Make a World of Difference
Aaron Qualls
One Line of Your Zoning Code Can Make a World of Difference
Aaron Qualls

Sandpoint, Idaho eliminated its downtown parking minimums 10 years ago. Since then, at least four projects that could not otherwise have happened have brought new vibrancy and economic productivity to downtown.

Aaron Qualls
Here's How to Build a Parking Garage
Charles Marohn
Here's How to Build a Parking Garage
Charles Marohn

It is backward to think of a parking ramp as a catalyst for success; it is the outcome of success. There is no shortcut to building a Strong Town, but lots of rewards for the effort.

Charles Marohn
A Free Market for Parking
Charles Marohn
A Free Market for Parking
Charles Marohn

When it comes to parking, it’s time to reconcile our free-market rhetoric with our market-busting reality.

Charles Marohn
3 Major Problems with Parking Minimums
Rachel Quednau
3 Major Problems with Parking Minimums
Rachel Quednau

Parking minimums might sound dull, but they have an enormous impact on the financial success of your city and understanding why is crucial.

Rachel Quednau
3 Lessons in People-Centered Transportation from the First U.S. City to Completely Eliminate Parking Minimums
Rachel Quednau
3 Lessons in People-Centered Transportation from the First U.S. City to Completely Eliminate Parking Minimums
Rachel Quednau

Hartford got rid of parking minimums. So can your city.

Rachel Quednau
How Bike Lanes Benefit Businesses
Rachel Quednau
How Bike Lanes Benefit Businesses
Rachel Quednau

…even when they get rid of a few parking spots in the process.

Rachel Quednau
Why Parking Minimums Almost Destroyed My Hometown and How We Repealed Them
John Reuter
Why Parking Minimums Almost Destroyed My Hometown and How We Repealed Them
John Reuter

Plus 5 tips for repealing parking minimums in your community.

John Reuter
Mapping the Effects of Parking Minimums
Joshua McCarty
Mapping the Effects of Parking Minimums
Joshua McCarty

Municipalities for whom property taxes are lifeblood should treat parking for what it is: dead weight.

Joshua McCarty
Peoria's Parking Problem
Rachel Quednau
Peoria's Parking Problem
Rachel Quednau

What happens when you fill your city with parking? Lots and lots of low value land, and not much else.

Rachel Quednau

Resources to Help End Parking Minimums in Your Town:

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More Cities Than Ever Are Eliminating Parking Minimums
More Cities Than Ever Are Eliminating Parking Minimums

See which cities are getting rid of parking minimums, from sea to shining sea.

5 Resources for Ending Parking Minimums
5 Resources for Ending Parking Minimums

Whether you're a city staffer, nonprofit leader or just a strong citizen who cares, there's something you can do to advocate for an end to parking minimums in your town.

4 Easy Steps to Squash the "There's No Parking" Argument
4 Easy Steps to Squash the "There's No Parking" Argument

Here is a quick how-to guide for dealing with people who claim your city lacks adequate parking.

Write Your Local Paper to end parking minimums
Write Your Local Paper to end parking minimums

We hope many of you are spurred to action during this week of #BlackFridayParking. One of the ways to get your voice heard is through your local paper. Here are some tips to help get started.

Example Ordinances for Removing Parking Minimums
Example Ordinances for Removing Parking Minimums

Here are some excerpts from municipal codes that demonstrate different ways to remove or decrease parking minimums. We hope these are helpful examples.