To fight climate change and housing shortage, Austin becomes largest U.S. city to drop parking-spot requirements

Affordable housing advocates, developers and climate activists say rules requiring a minimum amount of parking spaces on new projects drives up construction costs and enables a dependency on vehicles to get around town.

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