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Montreal becomes largest North American city to eliminate mandatory minimum parking spots

by Lorraine Carpenter

Abolishing outdated parking minimums will free up much-needed real estate for housing.

Montreal is the latest city to entirely eliminate mandatory parking minimums, and the largest North American city to have done so. The city’s 2050 Urban Planning and Mobility Plan, made public last week, reveals the removal of mandatory minimum parking spots for both residential and commercial buildings citywide, in effect now.

The Valérie Plante administration has been working on abolishing parking minimums in Montreal since 2018, when urban planning experts and housing activists across North America began writing about the issue at length. The global climate and housing crises has moved many municipal governments worldwide to do the same.

Montreal becomes largest North American city to eliminate mandatory parking minimums

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by Lorraine Carpenter

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Lorraine Carpenter was born in Montreal and studied communications and journalism at Concordia. She co-founded Cult MTL in 2012 following 12 years at the now-defunct Montreal alt weekly the Mirror, where she worked in editorial as copy editor and music editor. She’s dedicated to supporting the cultural scene in Montreal.