The same article was in the A section of the WSJ this morning. Tim Gruber has been working to reduce parking minimums through the zoning rewrite. I don't know how much progress he's made. I tried to schedule a small group meeting with the consultants on this when they were here a week ago, but the times were all taken, and staff is supposed to set something up in October.
One complication, which shouldn't be a big deal but that requires some thought, is that bike parking and I believe ADA parking are tied to the current car minimums. Bigger problem of course is that staff and alders already get a lot of complaints about street parking. Shoup has a solution for all of that, but it's a challenge to get it heard. But if we can reform parking it will be a game changer. ----- Original Message ---- From: Michael D. Barrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: bikies@danenet.org Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2008 10:26:45 PM Subject: [Bikies] USA Today article on cities killing themselves with parking Our city zoning code is under review right now. There is no meaningful address of this problem of draconian parking requirements in the first draft of the zoning code. A good description of how American cities keep destroying themselves by parking is detailed right here: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-09-20-less-parking_N.htm?POE=click-refer I brought this issue up & its lack of address in the code rewrite at the latest public meeting on the zoning code; the consultant could only mumble something about finding "middle ground," and miscellaneous other community planner blow-off jargon. Despite the fact that the room of 35 or so people were largely in agreement and mutully reinforcing of each other's views, she accused us of being "extremists." We're in trouble. -Mike _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list Bikies@danenet.org http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
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