| Also today: Glasgow's urban core revitalization plans, and park rangers at two California parks vote to unionize. |
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| When Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson launched the Cut the Tape Initiative in 2024, the aim was clear: Accelerate housing construction and limit bureaucratic barriers for housing developers. But this hinged on making changes to zoning regulations. Fast-forward to July 2025, when the Chicago City Council voted unanimously to pass an ordinance lifting parking minimums near public transit. This means apartment developers don’t need to build parking for tenants if the project is located near public transportation. The reform is part of a growing US trend of loosening minimum parking mandates. Requiring developers to incorporate parking can inflate housing construction costs, limit development and drive up rents, particularly burdening tenants who don’t own cars. Read more from contributor Leigh Giangreco, today on CityLab: To Boost Housing, Chicago Kills Parking Minimums — Arvelisse Bonilla Ramos | |
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- On Philly’s first day of school, students and educators feel the strain of SEPTA cuts (Chalkbeat)
- In DC neighborhoods with gun crime, residents want help. But not like this (Washington Post)
- Florida cops turn traffic stops into deportations (Wall Street Journal)
- Texas flood relief took a back seat to Trump’s redistricting demands: “It’s a travesty.” (Mother Jones)
- A “third way” between buying or renting? Swiss co-ops say they’ve found it. (New York Times)
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