The neighborhood cafe bill explicitly allows cities to regulate parking, but #SB5184 makes it illegal for cities to require parking for commercial uses under 3,000sf.
@jessdbateman.bsky.social it would be good to add an amendment like “except when disallowed by other laws, such as RCW 35.21...”
It’s official. #Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has signed #SB5184, the Parking Reform and Modernization Act into law.
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for me ' #ParkingReform' bills to date like WA #SB5184 aren't so strong or model, b/c they spend the momentum and window-of-oppty on an imo narrow, in ways unambitious, purely #deregulation response to issue. What one might call #MissionAccomplished &/or #WeGotOurs problems
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Some great talking points here on #SB5184, which reduces costly parking mandates across the state. Please reach out to your Senators in #waleg today urging support!
We expect a vote on #SB5184, the parking reform bill in #waleg, on the Senate floor tomorrow.
As a reminder, the bill is *FANTASTIC.*
Please send a quick note to your legislator right now expressing support! You can do quickly and easily here: app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/5184
Seattle removed minimum parking regulations near transit in 2012 A study of 868 residential developments permitted in the following five years concluded: “70% of new buildings in areas not subject to parking requirements still chose to have on-site parking.” “Collectively, the new buildings included 40% fewer parking spaces than would have previously been required, saving an estimated $537 million in construction costs and freeing up 144 acres of land.” Source: Gould, Catie. “Shifting Gears: Why Communities Are Eliminating Off-Street Parking Requirements—and What Comes Next.” Land Lines, October 12, 2022. https://www.lincolninst.edu/publications/articles/2022-10-shifting-gears-eliminating-off-street-parking-requirements/.
If the #Washington state legislature passes #SB5184, people will still build parking. They just won’t have to build far more than they need.
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#SB5184, “which passed out of committee on Wednesday, aims to dramatically reduce how much parking cities and counties can require for new developments.”
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Some good news: #SB5184, which reduces costly parking mandates across Washington State, passed the Senate Housing Committee earlier today.
This keeps the bill alive with cutoff already quickly approaching in just two weeks.
Support #SB5148 here:
app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/5148
Support #SB5184 here:
app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/5184
Big bills are set for executive action (including amendments and a possible vote) in the Senate Housing Committee of #waleg on February 5th:
#SB5148: holding cities accountable to housing goals
#SB5184: reducing costly parking mandates
Send a quick note to your legislators!
Good news!
The Senate Housing Committee in #waleg is set to consider and possibly vote on #SB5148 (holding cities accountable to housing commitments) and #SB5184 (reducing costly parking mandates) on Wednesday, January 29.
It might be worth sending your legislators a quick note of support.
🚨 Who’s ready?! 🚨
These fantastic pro-housing bills come before the Senate Housing Committee TODAY at 10:30am.
Please sign in pro or come testify on #SB5148 and #SB5184 this morning! You can still do so here:
app.leg.wa.gov/CSI/Senate?s...
Tomorrow is a big day in #waleg, with three fantastic housing bills under consideration in the Senate Housing Committee at 10:30am.
You can still support #SB5148 and #SB5184!
1️⃣ Sign in "pro" (log your support)
2️⃣ Testify in-person or remotely
Sign up to testify here: app.leg.wa.gov/CSI/Senate?s...
Folks: the parking bill, #SB5184, is fantastic. Here's a great primer from @sightline.org.
The bill has a public hearing a week from today! We need to be there to vigorously support it.
– Friday, January 24
– 10:30am
– Senate Housing Committee
Mark your calendars now!
Minimum parking mandates increase rents. University of California researchers found that nationwide, bundling the cost of a garage space into rents “adds about 17% to a unit’s rent” “Minimum parking requirements create a major equity problem for carless households”, they write. The regulations force carless – generally low-income – people to pay higher rents for parking they don’t need and can’t use. Source: Gabbe, C.J. and Pierce, Gregory. The Hidden Cost of Bundled Parking. 2017. https://www.accessmagazine.org/spring-2017/the-hidden-cost-of-bundled-parking/
#SB5184 “would ban local governments from being able to require any parking in a wide array of cases, apart from what is required under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).”
If this bill passes, #Washington will have more affordable housing and fewer homeless people.
