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Panel Discussions

Navigating Politics to Advance Planning

Everybody Freak Out! They're Eliminating Parking Requirements!

Sunday, March 30, 2025
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM MT
Location: Mile High Ballroom 3
CM: .75
Division Endorsement: Private Practice Division, Transportation Planning Division
Municipal practitioners bring zoning policy and parking management perspectives as well as strategic advice and nationwide research. The presentation feature the comparative experiences of two large and growing Midwestern cities – Columbus, Ohio, and Minneapolis.

In the summer of 2024, Columbus eliminated minimum parking requirements for the first phase of a comprehensive zoning overhaul. Minneapolis has been on an incremental journey of eliminating parking requirements over the past decade, culminating in implementation of the policy citywide in 2019.

Explore how both cities have navigated tough policy conversations that ultimately garnered political support and led to successful policy adoption, and compare their approaches to implementation. Panelists explore national trends in parking reform through the perspective of subject matter experts, with a focus on research, reporting, and advocacy to advance this policy priority throughout the country.

Hear an overview of historic context and national trends followed by a structured conversation and facilitated audience Q&A.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the historical connection between parking requirements and modern-day systemic barriers to equitable and sustainable development, and particularly to the national housing crisis.
  • Speak with authority to skeptics and others about the rationale for eliminating minimum parking requirements and related approaches to parking reform.
  • Acquire lessons learned from cities and practitioners who have successfully navigated the political process to eliminate parking minimums, including strategies to mitigate public concerns and address operational impacts on parking management programs.