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In an aerial view, apartments are seen undergoing construction on February 28, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Business Insider reports, "one of the biggest cities in one of the most car-dependent states in the country is cracking down on parking to deal with its housing affordability crisis.

Austin, Texas is getting rid of requirements that new construction — from single-family homes to shopping malls — build parking spots. The City Council voted eight to two last Thursday to eliminate its so-called "parking minimums," which mandate at least two parking spots for every single-family home and one-and-a-half spots for every one-bedroom apartment, with an additional half-spot for each extra bedroom.

The regulatory change won't eliminate existing parking or stop developers from building parking, it will just end a mandate that they build a certain number of…

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