People Over Parking Act of 2023

HR 3145, the People Over Parking Act of 2023, eliminates local and state requirements for minimum parking spots at new or substantially rebuilt residential, retail, commercial, or industrial developments located within 0.5 miles of a "covered public transit point." This directly affects developers and local governments in areas meeting the transit access criteria defined by the bill (such as fixed-guideway transit or high-frequency bus routes intersecting at least two lines). The key mechanism is preempting conflicting state or local laws, giving property owners sole discretion over parking provision within the specified transit-accessible zones. The bill aims to reduce mandatory parking infrastructure, potentially encouraging transit use and denser development near transit hubs.