My report on why there is too much parking required for new housing mentioned in today's Sunday Times

Too many places enforce high levels of parking at the expense of more homes, gardens and parks

Local authorities should parking maximums not parking minimums

Fortunately some areas are leading the way. Sunderland, Cambridge and London all allow developers to reduce parking numbers to create car free and car lite neighbourhoods

The other issue the article touches on is allowing parking away from peoples homes... T

This allows for more efficient parking layouts (see #MarmaladeLane by @WeTweetTOWN) and encourages car clubs and electric charging.

Here's a photo from a trip I took to Vauban in Freiburg where peripheral parking leads to people friendly streets

Oh and a link to the article. My view is we don't need to wait for new tech to allow this. Car sharing and peripheral parking can enable this now in most areas.

I'm cities and large towns public transport and active travel infrastructure makes it easier https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/self-parking-cars-to-make-space-for-green-areas-xvpq3wjc5

Time to tackle parking minimums and secured by design?

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