Remove off-street parking requirements.The good news is Shoup believes - and research has shown - that cities can make their parking more profitable and more productive for citizens and neighborhoods with three reforms. Acres and acres of so-called "free parking" that actually raises housing prices, causes traffic congestion, increases air pollution, reduces walkability, encourages sprawl and carries many other costs, according to Shoup. Acres and acres of land where private developers were forced to invest in asphalt instead of their employees and businesses. You'll find acres and acres of half-empty parking lots that could be used for new businesses, parks or infill housing. Have doubts? Try looking at a Google satellite map and counting all the vacant parking downtown.
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