Dallas Council member Chad West says it’s time to update the city’s parking code which incentivized too much parking, which is bad for traffic, affordable...
What about a clean city with breathable air? Dallas residents have also told us that a healthy environment is a priority. Ample parking encourages more driving versus use of public transit, walking or cycling. Thousands of residents weighed in on the city’s Comprehensive Environmental and Climate Action Plan, and it has become a guide for all policies in the city.
What about being a financially responsible city? Mayor Eric Johnson has stated his priority to provide a significant tax rate reduction to property owners, which is critical in districts like mine to help stem the tide against displacement and gentrification. To meet his goal while ensuring that city services are not eroded, we must seek another source of revenue.
A few of Dallas’ base code requirements for parking are no-brainer fixes, such as the requirement for builders to provide a parking spot for each bedroom in an apartment complex. For example, a 300-unit apartment complex with 450 bedrooms must have 450 parking spaces even if the extra bedrooms are used for children or home offices. Hotels are also typically overparked, with smaller hotels being required to provide parking for each hotel room.
But other code changes are more complicated. We need to be thoughtful about our city’s priorities surrounding historic preservation and how parking plays a role. Parking reductions are used in places like Bishop Arts and Lower Greenville, for example, as a tool to preserve older structures. Thus, a blanket elimination of parking minimums across the city could be harmful in these situations unless other incentives are in place to encourage preservation of our ever-dwindling historic assets.
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