Eliminating 'parking minimums' helped U.S. cities. Could it work here?

Drivers may not like the sound of it, but the City of Ottawa is proposing to remove minimum parking space requirements for new developments, arguing it should make housing more affordable and stimulate new construction. Experts say that's exactly what's happened elsewhere.

Eliminating 'parking minimums' helped U.S. cities. Could it work here?
Someone stands in a mall parking lot surrounded by parked, dull-coloured vehicles.

Drivers may not like the sound of it, but the City of Ottawa is proposing to remove minimum parking space requirements for new developments, arguing it should make housing more affordable and stimulate new construction. Experts say that's exactly what's happened elsewhere.