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Council resumes conversation about eliminating residential parking minimums; item remains in committee
Summary
After a large hearing with experts and community testimony, the council kept the zoning order to explore removing citywide residential parking minimums in committee, with back-and-forth between advocates citing cost and housing benefits and councilors concerned about neighborhood impacts.
The City Council continued a citywide conversation about eliminating residential parking minimums in Boston’s zoning code, receiving extensive testimony and agreeing to keep the matter in the Planning, Development & Transportation Committee for further work.
Councilor Durkin, chair of the committee, said a hearing convened nearly a full panel of colleagues and experts, who highlighted that parking requirements can add substantial…
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