Gianforte housing task force suggests limiting urban parking requirements
HELENA — Among nearly two dozen suggestions included in a report released this week by Gov. Greg Gianforte’s housing task force is a proposal that, if adopted by next year’s Legislature, could prevent Montana’s four largest cities from requiring that parking spaces be included with new multifamily housing developments.
That recommendation, authored by Bozeman housing activist Mark Egge, argues that requiring fewer parking spaces for urban-density development will make it cheaper and easier to build affordable housing units. It also argues that larger Montana cities can use public transit systems to make cars less necessary for residents and that private sector developers will still include parking with many projects.
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