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Black Friday exposes the folly of parking minimums

Strong Towns is once again using Black Friday to call attention to parking minimums, zoning laws that require a ridiculous amount of land to be set aside for off-street parking. #BlackFridayParking is a nationwide event drawing attention to the harmful nature of minimum parking requirements. Parking minimums create a barrier...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 29, 2019 11:09 AM

Downtown Tulsa needs demolition limits, regulatory and tax relief

Route 66 "planter" and "nature band-aid" attempt to distract from ugliness of Tulsa Community College surface parking lot. UPDATE 2019/11/29: I'm revisiting this entry years later, as Strong Towns uses Black Friday to call attention to parking minimums, zoning laws that require a minimum number of parking spaces based...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 18, 2013 5:56 AM