On Wednesday, the Dallas City Council passed sweeping parking reforms, making it easier to open businesses and build housing in the city.

cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/28282534

This is awesome!

A brief view of the changes:

  • Eliminating parking mandates downtown and within half a mile of light rail and streetcar stations

  • Eliminating parking mandates for offices and most retail

  • Eliminating parking mandates for residential uses, while maintaining one parking space per unit for developments over 200 units

  • Reducing parking mandates for bars and restaurants while removing mandates completely for establishments under 2,500 square feet

  • Eliminating parking mandates for designated historic buildings

  • KAtieTot@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    1·
    6 minutes ago

    Hope they actually manage to expand DART’s service. I guess I can drive twenty minutes to the dart station for an hour and change ride from plano parkway to downtown.

    • grue@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
      5·
      2 days ago

      I know, right?! I go on that same incredulous rant every time an alcohol permit comes up in my community association meeting.