Transportation

Exposed: America's Totally Inconsistent Minimum Parking Requirements

Policies differ wildly from city to city and from restaurants to places of worship.
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Architect Seth Goodman is on a mission to popularize the unglamorous topic of parking policy. To that end, he's produced a series of infographics that explore, in detail, the varied minimum parking requirement regulations of major U.S. cities.

So far, he’s tackled residential buildings, offices, restaurants, and places of worship. The project exposes just how confused American cities are about parking spaces. (Click any graphic in the story to see a full version.)