A paper released by the White House Monday was supposed to be about housing but got attention-a lot of attention-for focusing solidly on parking requirements levied on developers.
“Parking requirements generally impose an undue burden on housing development, particularly for transit-oriented or affordable housing,” reads part of the “Housing Development Toolkit.” It goes on to say that transit-oriented development is undermined when developers are forced to build parking, which means residents can and do show up with cars.