Schwartz, E., Manville, M., & Millard-Ball, A. (2026). The Impacts of Minimum Parking Requirements: A Research Synthesis. University of California, Los Angeles. Institute of Transportation Studies. https://doi.org/10.17610/T6XS58
Schwartz, Ellen, Michael Manville, and Adam Millard-Ball. The Impacts of Minimum Parking Requirements: A Research Synthesis. University of California, Los Angeles. Institute of Transportation Studies, 2026. https://doi.org/10.17610/T6XS58.
Schwartz, Ellen, et al. The Impacts of Minimum Parking Requirements: A Research Synthesis. University of California, Los Angeles. Institute of Transportation Studies, 2026, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.17610/T6XS58.
Across the United States and around the world, cities are increasingly reconsidering, and often repealing, minimum parking requirements. They are doing so to align their parking policy with their housing, climate, and mobility goals. While minimums can help increase parking availability and prevent curb parking from becoming overcrowded, they can also impose substantial costs. This report synthesizes what we know about the impacts of parking infrastructure, the effects of minimum parking requirements, and what happens when cities repeal them.
Urban land is a limited resource, and allocating it to infrastructure devoted to storing motor vehicles — parking — reduces the amount of space availa
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Schwartz, E., Manville, M., & Millard-Ball, A. (2026). The Impacts of Minimum Parking Requirements: A Research Synthesis. University of California, Los Angeles. Institute of Transportation Studies. https://doi.org/10.17610/T6XS58
Schwartz, Ellen, Michael Manville, and Adam Millard-Ball. The Impacts of Minimum Parking Requirements: A Research Synthesis. University of California, Los Angeles. Institute of Transportation Studies, 2026. https://doi.org/10.17610/T6XS58.
Schwartz, Ellen, et al. The Impacts of Minimum Parking Requirements: A Research Synthesis. University of California, Los Angeles. Institute of Transportation Studies, 2026, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.17610/T6XS58.
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