#AB2097 was a big step forward, but there is definitely still more work to be done.

Anyone in #caleg wanting to take on this cause regarding #AB2097 reform?

Most of the groups that endorsed California's #AB2097, which removed virtually all minimum parking regulations near frequent transit, should be willing to support removing minimum parking mandates statewide. Who else would be willing to sign on?

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My questions: When lawmakers pass vaguely-worded bills, how often is the ambiguity strategic? How often is it accidental? For example, was California’s #AB2097, which removed most minimum parking mandates near transit, deliberately vague? Or was its ambiguity an oversight?

This question is relevant to @cselmendorf.bsky.social‘s suggestion that California create an official statewide zoning map, presumably created and managed by state employees, that would define exactly how state land use laws ( #AB2097, #SB79, etc.) apply to each parcel in the state.

When lawmakers pass vaguely-worded bills (like #AB2097) is the ambiguity accidental or strategic? Diplomatic treaties are sometimes deliberately ambiguous, because it lets all sides reassure allies that the language favors them, claim credit for reaching a deal & defer tough issues to a future date🧵

California should pass a law to clean up #AB2097, which removed most minimum parking mandates near transit. UCLA's Amy Lee, A. Millard-Ball and M. Manville have given us a road map for how to do that. Basically, put the "expansive interpretations" in this table into law.

State Preemption in Theory and Practice: The Case of Parking Requirements - Amy Lee, Adam Millard-Ball, Michael Manville, 2025 In U.S. law, states can override actions of local governments that contravene state interests. In practice, preemptions are often more ambiguous nudges, and loc...

#UCLA scholars Amy Lee, Michael Manville & Adam Millard-Ball find that some cities have responded to California's law (AB 2097), which removed most minimum parking requirements near transit, by going further: “they have eliminated parking requirements citywide.” #AB2097

Thanks to the passage of #AB2097, a state law that removed virtually all minimum parking mandates near frequent transit, that barrier to adding homes & jobs near train stations is gone. Statewide reform gets the goods!

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City Council Advances Housing Approval Reforms - WEHOonline.com n May 5, 2025, West Hollywood’s City Council voted 4-1 to advance Item F.6, directing staff to streamline housing approvals to meet the state’s 3,933-unit Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) …

#WestHollywood City Council voted to direct staff to “streamline housing approvals” including “removing parking minimums.”

Thanks to California's #AB2097, which removed virtually all minimum parking mandates near transit, parking minimums basically no longer apply in 95-97% of the city.

Long vacant San Mateo lot sees another development plan A longtime vacant lot at 230 S. El Camino Real in San Mateo is the proposed site for yet another development plan that would comprise 28 housing units in a

Thanks to California’s #AB2097, which removed virtually all minimum parking mandates within ½-mile of frequent transit, a long-vacant lot will become 28 homes over commercial space.

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Friedman authored #AB2097, the California state law that removed virtually all minimum parking mandates within ½-mile of frequent transit.

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Planning commission backs affordable housing development with little parking An affordable housing development in Mountain View is a step closer to getting built, although there are concerns about limited parking.

Existing: gas station, auto repair
Approved: 100 transit-oriented homes, 16 parking spots

Thanks to statewide parking reform, housing in wealthy #MountainView (home to #Google) is going to be more abundant & more affordable. #AB2097

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I like your overall idea. The most feasible pathway forward might be to start by having HCD prepare a map that provides the state's official interpretation of how existing state laws apply to each parcel in California (e.g., #AB2097 relief from minimum parking mandates applies to these parcels).

Assemblymember Friedman authored #AB2097, a state law that removed virtually all minimum parking mandates within ½-mile of frequent transit. Now she’s on her way to Congress.

Removing minimum parking mandates isn’t looking like a hindrance to higher office!
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Mountain View looks to eliminate parking requirements for housing in parts of the city In a bold move to encourage more housing, Mountain View is taking steps to eliminate parking requirements for residential developments in certain parts of the city.

“To comply with state law, #AB2097, #MountainView has already removed parking requirements for affordable housing developments, as well as most sites located within one-half mile of a major transit stop. Now it is going a step further…” 🧵/1

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Opinion | This Is How to Fix the Housing Crisis Kamala Harris’s proposals won’t fix the housing affordability crisis. The solution can be found in the way the U.S. raised the legal drinking age.

Harvard economics professor Ed Glaeser praises CA's #AB2097, which removed virtually all minimum parking mandates within 1/2-mile of frequent transit.

He cites it as the kind of reform the federal government should incentivize to end our nation's housing shortage.

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