Boston City Councilors Pitch Nixing Parking Requirements
In the face of collapsing housing construction and a painful budget crunch, two Boston city councilors say it’s time Boston stopped mandating how much parking housing developments build.
Parking Won’t Pencil
Expensive parking rules keep many Massachusetts housing projects from breaking ground. Local officials appear increasingly receptive to developers asking for relief.
Housing Policy Ripe for Reforms
Just two reforms proposed by Gov. Maura Healey’s Unlocking Housing Production Commission could, on their own, generate thousands of new housing units. And the state Legislature wouldn’t have to lift a finger.
