parking reform
It’s been almost six years since North Oak Cliff Councilman Chad West first floated the idea of eliminating minimum parking requirements for new development. Dallas’ parking requirements are governed by a city code adopted in the 1960s that staff says is outdated and dysfunctional. Business leaders and housing advocates agree and have loudly supported West’s…
Some Dallasites have been waiting five years for the City’s parking code to be overhauled, so what’s another month or two, right? The City Plan Commission last week heard from 21 residents — all but two of whom voiced support for eliminating minimum parking requirements for new development — and determined they’d take up the…
Dallas real estate developers may soon get to decide for themselves how many parking spaces are needed for new construction — rather than adhering to minimum requirements that reform advocates say have left the city with ugly, vacant lots and business deals that won’t pencil. The argument for parking reform is that no savvy business…
Dallas has built a city that residents can’t afford to live in and the city can’t afford to maintain, according to a report released last month. The solution per a local consulting firm: Update development codes to eliminate things like minimum parking requirements and minimum lot sizes, build infill development on vacant lots, and provide…
We already know how the Dallas Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee feels about parking reform. The panel voted in January to recommend the elimination of parking requirements for new development. Experts, including two ZOAC members, will discuss Dallas parking reform during the April “Coffee and Conversation” panel from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 9, at…
