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To promote more housing, cities and states target parking minimums

In 1923, the city of Columbus, Ohio, enacted the first known off-street parking requirement for new apartment buildings. The city’s rules got stricter over time. In 1954, a Columbus apartment building with 100 one-bedroom units had to have at least 100 parking spaces; by 2022, the minimum was 150....

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What happened To promote more housing, cities and states target parking minimums.
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Source New MexicoNews report · Jul 8, 12:19 PM

To promote more housing, cities and states target parking minimums

In 1923, the city of Columbus, Ohio, enacted the first known off-street parking requirement for new apartment buildings. The city’s rules got stricter over time. In 1954, a Columbus apartme...

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Pennsylvania Capital-StarNews report · Jul 8, 10:48 AM

To promote more housing, cities and states target parking minimums

The need to provide parking makes projects more expensive, raising costs for developers that they often pass on to residents.

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Jul 8, 10:48 AM: Pennsylvania Capital-Star joined the source map.

Jul 8, 12:19 PM: Source New Mexico joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.