parking reform

Dallas Proposal to End to Minimum Parking Requirements Draws Opposition at Tuesday Meeting

By April Towery / August 16, 2023 /

Experts, residents, and city staff agreed Tuesday there’s not a one-size-fits-all solution to the Dallas parking situation, and it could take many years to get it right.  But they’re willing to try. The Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee reopened the matter Tuesday after shelving it for years due to changes in leadership, officials said Tuesday. District…

Some Council Members Hope Reducing Parking Standards Will Make it Easier to Build in Dallas

By April Towery / August 11, 2023 /

Five Dallas City Council members filed a memo Aug. 3 requesting the City Plan Commission “reopen and modernize” the city’s antiquated parking code.  The discussion has stalled since District 1 Councilman Chad West originally filed a memo almost four years ago. The delay is due in part to the promotion of a “car-centric mentality of…