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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Joshua Fechter

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

Downtown Austin on June 27, 2017.
Downtown Austin in 2017. (Credit: Austin Price/The Texas Tribune)

Austin on Thursday became the largest city in the country to stop requiring new developments to have a set amount of parking — a move aimed at both fighting climate change and spurring more housing construction amid the city’s affordability crisis.

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