What Happened When Buffalo Changed Its Parking Rules
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In 2017 Buffalo, New York, became the first U.S. city to stop requiring development projects to include at least a minimum amount of parking. Here's what happened next.
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How Buffalo Moved Away From Parking Requirements
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Reprinted with permission from Sidewalk Labs. Follow Sidewalk Labs’s weekly newsletter or subscribe to its podcast, “City of the Future.” One promising trend in urban planning is the push from a growing number of U.S. cities to reduce minimum parking requirements for new developments. As the name suggests, parking minimums require developers to build a […]
Buffalo May Turn Parking Craters into Neighborhoods
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A city on the rise considers using its wasted space near transit for housing.
“Buffalo Is Missing Out”: When Good Bike Cities Improve, It Helps Everyone
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The need for better streets is global, but the fight is local.
Buffalo Advocates Convince New York DOT to Rethink a Half-Baked Highway Removal
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The state had pushed a "boulevard" design that was too much like the highway it was supposed to replace.
New York’s New Economic Strategy for Buffalo: More Light Rail
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After Andrew Cuomo's previous economic development strategies became embroiled in a federal corruption probe, big corporate tax breaks are out, and investments in transit and walkability are in.