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cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/28282534

This is awesome!

A brief view of the changes:

  • Eliminating parking mandates downtown and within half a mile of light rail and streetcar stations

  • Eliminating parking mandates for offices and most retail

  • Eliminating parking mandates for residential uses, while maintaining one parking space per unit for developments over 200 units

  • Reducing parking mandates for bars and restaurants while removing mandates completely for establishments under 2,500 square feet

  • Eliminating parking mandates for designated historic buildings

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[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It still floors me that there are parking minimums for bars.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

I know, right?! I go on that same incredulous rant every time an alcohol permit comes up in my community association meeting.

[–] Adori@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Hell yeah, glad to see them joining Austin