59 ***ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SEE ATTACHED MEMO)*** (CONTINUED FROM SEPT. 6 AND NOV. 1, 2023) - Public Hearing - Amend City Code - Ordinance Adoption - Parking Reductions for Multifamily Developments - Z-TA-8-23-Y (Ordinance G-7161)
easing the parking requirements in our city. It would promote infill and create more walkable spaces, making our city vibrant and accessible for everyone. By reducing parking requirements, we can have mixed-use spaces, reduce congestion, improve air quality, and even provide more affordable housing options.
It's time to ease parking requirements in Phoenix. High parking minimums have increased the cost of housing, and are especially unnecessary in the more urbanized areas including downtown and the infill development district. Let's allow developers the freedom to build fewer parking spaces in areas where they are not needed and not in demand. This will also result in more space that can be used for better needs such as housing and retail.
I support this proposal for the progress it makes, but it does not go far enough. Parking minimums serve no practical purpose, especially for properties along the light rail and in down town. They simply drive up the cost of building new housing and encourage greater car usage on our already congested streets.Reducing these minimums with this proposal is progress, but the city should go further.
We have all had to bear the high cost of free parking for too long. There is endless sprawl to support those who choose a car dependent lifestyle, now it is time to offer an alternative for people who don't want to subsidize that.
It is long past time for Phoenix to join the numerous major cities across the country in rethinking arbitrary minimum parking requirements. Under this sensible proposal, developers can still build as much parking as they wish to meet market demand, but they will no longer be held to artificially high requirements that require them to build more parking than is needed. Without the added cost of excessive parking, rents can move towards a level that is affordable for more of the city's residents.
easing the parking requirements in our city. It would promote infill and create more walkable spaces, making our city vibrant and accessible for everyone. By reducing parking requirements, we can have mixed-use spaces, reduce congestion, improve air quality, and even provide more affordable housing options.
It's time to ease parking requirements in Phoenix. High parking minimums have increased the cost of housing, and are especially unnecessary in the more urbanized areas including downtown and the infill development district. Let's allow developers the freedom to build fewer parking spaces in areas where they are not needed and not in demand. This will also result in more space that can be used for better needs such as housing and retail.
I support this proposal for the progress it makes, but it does not go far enough. Parking minimums serve no practical purpose, especially for properties along the light rail and in down town. They simply drive up the cost of building new housing and encourage greater car usage on our already congested streets.Reducing these minimums with this proposal is progress, but the city should go further.
We have all had to bear the high cost of free parking for too long. There is endless sprawl to support those who choose a car dependent lifestyle, now it is time to offer an alternative for people who don't want to subsidize that.
It is long past time for Phoenix to join the numerous major cities across the country in rethinking arbitrary minimum parking requirements. Under this sensible proposal, developers can still build as much parking as they wish to meet market demand, but they will no longer be held to artificially high requirements that require them to build more parking than is needed. Without the added cost of excessive parking, rents can move towards a level that is affordable for more of the city's residents.