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

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The Parking Problem That Wasn’t
Rachel Quednau
The Parking Problem That Wasn’t
Rachel Quednau

Communities across the country have found that resistance to parking minimum removals quickly fades when the facts are on the table and the benefits are made clear.

Rachel Quednau
Inching to Parking Sanity
Charles Marohn
Inching to Parking Sanity
Charles Marohn

This is how you start (and win) a conversation about repealing minimum parking requirements.

Charles Marohn

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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Why Parking Minimums Almost Destroyed My Hometown and How We Repealed Them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Why Parking Minimums Almost Destroyed My Hometown and How We Repealed Them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
Parking has dramatically shaped our cities (and not in a good way).
Strong Towns
Parking has dramatically shaped our cities (and not in a good way).
Strong Towns

Send this video to anyone who needs a crash course in why parking minimums are a major problem for American cities.

Strong Towns
Our Parking Minimums Map - Updated
Rachel Quednau
Our Parking Minimums Map - Updated
Rachel Quednau

One year ago, we released a crowdsourced map tracking decreases in parking minimums across the country as part of #BlackFridayParking. Today we're sharing an update.

Rachel Quednau
5 Resources for Ending Parking Minimums
Rachel Quednau
5 Resources for Ending Parking Minimums
Rachel Quednau

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.

Rachel Quednau
Ask R. Moses: How can I make the case against more parking?
R. Moses
Ask R. Moses: How can I make the case against more parking?
R. Moses

My city leaders keep insisting we need more parking. How can I, as a citizen, make the case for less?

R. Moses
Jacob Marley and the Ghost of Parking Past
Johnny Sanphillippo
Jacob Marley and the Ghost of Parking Past
Johnny Sanphillippo

We’ve built too much of the wrong stuff in the wrong places and market demand may never catch up or reinvent these landscapes.

Johnny Sanphillippo
POTUS: Zoning Sucks
Charles Marohn
POTUS: Zoning Sucks
Charles Marohn

The White House takes aim at some of the our cities' worst development practices.

Charles Marohn

Resources to Help End Parking Minimums in Your Town:

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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.

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.