As CCL has expanded its scope of policy interests beyond CF&D, I'd like to propose that the organization seriously consider parking reform bills, as well as others related to making our cities walkable. Insofar as cars are needed, they should certainly be electric, but really, what better time to acknowledge the other problems with our built environment than when we're already overhauling transportation and energy infrastructure, anyways?Â
Some good reasons for this change include public health, economy, and environment – counted several times each. In CCL, we might like to focus on the impact of excessive pavement on urban heat island effects and the danger posed by heat waves; truly, though, the co-benefits of such a policy change are too numerous to list.
I've heard of a couple bills: the People Over Parking Act, and the Homes For People Not Cars Act. CCL leadership, please consider this.Â
Additionally, I'd like to see CCL become a partner of the Parking Reform Network.
Many thanks for your persistent work, CCL!
Also, three cheers for our president's good work today!
@Kyle Beauchamp Yes, and yes and yes. Please! This is indeed a very important political agenda, I am very keen on the place where health policies and transport policies overlap - for instance this CDC link
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Thanks @Kyle Beauchamp, I'll be sure to pass on your question/recommendations to our government affairs team and keep this thread updated when/as I hear more back.
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@Brett Cease, many thanks! I look forward to hearing what is decided.
It might be worth mentioning that removing parking mandates is consistent with all the same values that the EICDA was – bipartisan, market-based, environmentally beneficial, socially just, etc.
Just for funsies, here's a proposal I wrote for my city that is to be voted on in the course of the next month. A national bill could eliminate the need for thousands more of these to be introduced and advocated city by city. Some of the reasoning that I think it's good policy that CCL should get behind can be found there. For CCL leadership that feels apprehensive or unsure about this, I'd be very pleased to personally discuss the matter.
Alternatively, here are some vids I found through PRN (who, again, I'd like to see CCL partner with) to catch up whomever wants to learn a bit about the subject.
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