If the proposed parking minimums had been in place over the past eight years, one-fifth of new development in the area would have been impossible, according to analysis reported by Bike Portland.
"Five days after the [Portland] city council seemed headed for a vote to mandate garages in larger transit-oriented apartment buildings in the Northwest District, it’s put the proposal on hold," reports Michael Andersen.
The political victory came after a large mobilization of residents who have clearly studied the teachings of Donald Shoup. "The decision came after opponents of mandatory parking organized a letter-writing campaign and then outnumbered supporters nearly three to one at the council’s Wednesday hearing," adds Andersen.
In an earlier article detailing the parking requirements before the council vote put them to rest, Andersen explained that the requirements "would have illegalized 23 percent of the new housing supply in northwest Portland" built in the last eight years. The failed ordinance would have extended parking requirements found outside the central city to the Northwest District. That is, according to Andersen, "buildings with 31 to 40 homes would need at least one parking space for every five units. Buildings with 41 to 50 homes would need one space for every four units. Buildings with 51 or more homes would need one space for every three units."
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