The Sarnia Journal has partnered with the nuSarnia Foundation to feature a series of stories promoting active transportation and community wellness.
By: The nuSarnia Foundation
Many cities across Canada are ending parking mandates that have shaped how cities can, and more importantly, can’t grow.
Parking uses up scarce land.
It adds burdensome costs to developments that get passed on to renters and buyers. It makes it harder for small businesses to get off the ground. And it harms walkability and actively works against our public investments in transit, bike lanes, trails and sidewalks.
In a groundbreaking move, Vancouver recently declared its intention to eliminate parking minimum requirements from January 2024 onward. This progressive policy shift aims to dismantle barriers to development, particularly for housing projects, by unlocking the potential of challenging sites. Aligned with the city's overarching goals of enhancing affordability and curbing greenhouse gas emissions, this initiative involves a strategic reduction in underground construction.
One of the easiest steps toward making your town stronger is by preventing one of its most important resource, land, from being wasted. Let’s end parking mandates.
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