Parking reform is on the table for Dallas City Council, and we want all members of city council to know that we want LESS parking and more places for people!

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Parking minimums set the legal minimum number of off-street parking spaces that must be provided with any building that is either newly constructed or changing use-types. These requirements first appeared in the United States in the 1920’s with the goal of making all buildings accessible by automobile and keeping single-family neighborhoods from being crowded by the cars from the patrons of nearby businesses. By the 1960’s parking minimums were implemented in most American cities and had shaped much of the postwar construction boom. Cities like Dallas, that were once dense and walkable, became paved over to make space for the cars of commuters from the suburbs and outer parts of the city.

Dallas still has the same parking minimums as 50 years ago, and we have too much parking in our city. This decreases housing availability, burdens small businesses, decreases city tax revenue, and increases automobile trips. Other American cities have seen the benefits of rolling back parking minimums with great success. Dallas needs to follow suit if we want to do what’s best for all of our neighbors in this city.