Parking reform advocates say separating the cost of parking from rent can promote more sustainable transportation choices and reduce driving.
A study from Melbourne, Australia reveals that more than 40 percent of renters would be open to paying for parking separately from rent, with more than a third saying their parking needs don’t match the availability in their buildings, writes Chris McCahill in Streetsblog USA.
According to the researchers, “living in a household with two or more cars increased the odds of being receptive to unbundling off-street car-parking by over three times.”
Proponents of unbundled parking say the practice can promote more sustainable transportation choices. According to Planetizen blogger Todd Litman, “Reducing minimums and unbundling parking can typically reduce the costs of basic, lower-priced housing by 10 to 20 percent and provide thousands of dollars in annual transportation savings for households in multimodal urban neighborhoods.”
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