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@moinmybackyard.bsky.social"A 2023 report commissioned by the Boston Planning Department found that the “single substantive change” to the city’s zoning code that would “do the most good for the city” would be to eliminate parking minimums for new homes altogether."
Show PostThis month, the decline and fall of minimum parking mandates continued. In North Carolina, “Developers and property owners across Winston-Salem will no longer be required to provide a minimum number of parking spaces.”
Show Postthey just kinda float in and out carried by the breeze
Show PostHonestly you watch enough Insurance or Utility committee hearings and you really, really get the sense that most people don’t understand how escalated wildfire risk has become. Too many professionals who have been in these spaces for decades have perspectives cemented before the era of mega fires.
Show PostThis is excellent stuff, thank you for recapping the meeting! This comment stuck out to me because it's right, the proposal cap at 4 units is arbitrary. But if 6 units (or more) don't impose significant additional safety risks, they should be included as well.
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