Thread by @PatrickSiegman

Never think about managing curb parking without thinking about how your approach will affect housing supply, home prices & rents.

We gained majority political support for converting 4 acres of parking into 357 homes at the S. #Hayward #BART Station in no small part by…

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…agreeing to provide existing nearby residents with free residential parking permits, so they had no fear of the curb parking in front of their homes becoming overcrowded.

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Agreeing to give free residential parking permits to existing nearby residents also created support for removing all minimum parking regulations, reducing the cost of these affordable & market-rate homes & allowing for lower rents.

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Since nearby residents had no fear that charging for parking would lead to overcrowded curb parking, we also gained majority support for phasing out #BART’s parking subsidy program, which previously provided parking at no charge to BART riders with mostly above-average incomes.

#BART’s parking subsidy program had been funded by reducing transit service quality and raising transit fares for ALL #BART riders, so phasing it out improved social equity.

When you think about managing curb parking, think about how your approach will affect housing supply, home prices & rents.

For both meters & residential parking permits, choose approaches that help gain durable political support for making homes more affordable.

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