Imposing minimum parking mandates on commercial land uses near transit makes housing scarce and expensive.
If you have difficulty envisioning why, try adding homes near this #Milpitas light rail station. See all this underused asphalt? It’s all required by law.
Here's what a #Milpitas light right station area looks like on the ground.
To get here, take the #VTA light rail line to the Alder stop. Then, trudge north through a sea of parking.
#Milpitas could instead manage curb parking near the station, using prices and permits, and remove its costly minimum parking regulations. Many cities have already done this.
If #Milpitas removed its costly minimum parking regulations, it would increase regional housing affordability, while reducing traffic, pollution, and vehicle crashes. We’d all benefit. But cities like Milpitas have, for decades, failed to act. Our state legislature must step in
If our state Senators pass #AB1401, converting these underused #Milpitas rail station-area parking lots to housing will be financially feasible.
#AB1401 will be up for a crucial vote tomorrow. Call your senator today!
cayimby.org/email-ab1401/
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