Brookline has already reduced parking minimums for residential development

near transit. We should look at further reducing parking minimums around the town, and especially in transit corridors. Reducing parking minimums will not eliminate parking spots, but it will ensure that builders aren’t forced to include more parking spots than necessary. Unnecessary parking comes with a high price, reducing available land and increasing costs that are passed on to future residents.[1][2][3] Reforming parking minimums can be key to reducing housing costs. It helped cut prices in Minneapolis,[4][5] we should take a look at similar reforms here in Brookline.

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1. https://www.shoupdogg.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/05/Cutting-the-Cost-of-Parking-Requirements.pdf

2. https://chi.streetsblog.org/2021/12/14/minimum-parking-maximum-rent-lets-cut-tenants-a-break-by-ending-parking-minimums

3. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235359727_The_High_Cost_of_Free_Parking

4. https://minnesotareformer.com/2023/08/31/ending-minimum-parking-requirements-was-a-policy-win-for-the-twin-cities/

5. https://www.nickmagrino.com/blog/2018/1/30/when-you-dont-have-to-build-so-much-parking