Submitted by physicallyatherapist t3_10g354m in baltimore
This may cause some controversy but i was listening to the latest War on Cars podcast regarding free parking and business parking minimums and how it actually does not benefit cities or the environment. For free parking, the city has a decent number of free residential spots (lots in Hampden where I'm at) that could have permit parking or meters. The biggest obstacle would be convincing people that the money could be put in a fund to be used for public transportation/sidewalks/bike paths/etc. while also actually opening up more spots in the area. For parking minimums, other cities in the US have been banning business parking minimums while Baltimore city still has them for some reason (https://www.munistandards.com/md/baltimore/parking-requirements/). Is this plausible or political suicide?
Edit: there seems to be confusion. I'm talking about the parking minimums that are required for BUSINESSES, not residential. They are arbitrary and force a business to have a certain number of parking spots.