"The petition argues that parking is expensive to build and that the city has been requiring developers to build more of it than residents actually use."
"Data from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council shows roughly one-third of residential parking spaces in the Boston area sit empty overnight."
"The filing calls out 'missing middle' housing as a specific casualty of parking mandates, which can exceed the rental income those units would generate."
A City Council filing aims to eliminate mandatory off-street parking requirements for residential buildings in Boston. The proposed amendment would set parking requirements to 'None' across various neighborhoods, including Allston-Brighton and Jamaica Plain. The petition argues that current parking mandates contribute to the housing crisis by making developments financially unviable. Data indicates that many parking spaces remain unused, while a significant portion of households do not own cars. The amendment seeks to address the issue of 'missing middle' housing, which is hindered by costly parking requirements.
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