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Parking Reform Network

The Parking Reform Network educates the public about the impact of parking policy on climate change, equity, housing, and traffic. In partnership with allied organizations, PRN works to accelerate the adoption of critical parking reforms through research, coalition-building, and direct advocacy.

PRN resources:

Articles, Blogs, and Books

Cities Need Housing, Parking Requirements Make it Harder, Bloomberg News, April 26, 2021

How Parking Destroys Cities, The Atlantic, May 18, 2021

A cheat sheet on Professor Donald Shoup’s groundbreaking work, Parkade blog, April 16, 2021.

Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World, Henry Grabar, May 4, 2024.

The High Cost of Free Parking, Donald Shoup, March 1, 2011.

Parking Revolution: Housing Solution

Most cities mandate an excessive amount of parking with new development, which increases the cost of homes and rents and generates more traffic and pollution. With dozens of cities about to reconsider these mandates, this easy-to-read report lays out the key solutions so you can advocate for more affordable, inclusive, climate-friendly communities.

Excessive parking requirements are a major constraint to building desperately needed new housing. These mandates increase the cost of construction, reduce the space available for more homes or other amenities, and generate more driving and pollution. Thankfully, the state’s housing element process presents an opportunity to reconsider these harmful parking mandates.

To take advantage of this incredible opportunity, Transform published Parking Revolution: Housing Solution in 2023. The guide shows how concerned residents, community advocates, and housing leaders can topple this major barrier to building more homes more affordably.

Success Stories

Stay tuned for local San Jose success stories of how individuals, business owners, developers, and public officials have implemented parking reform to create a more human-centered environment.

SPOT SJ Project Updates

Reclaiming parking for printmaking