Daniel Herriges

@dpherriges.bsky.social

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Urbanist advocate. Policy Director at the Parking Reform Network. Writer at Strong Towns. Co-author "Escaping the Housing Trap." St. Paul, Minnesota.

A page from "The Land of Waldos" in Where's Waldo
House roll call vote transcript for North Carolina's Parking Lot Reform and Modernization Act, which would eliminate parking mandates statewide and passed the House by unanimous vote in June 2025.
Screenshot of a prompt to update to the newest Mac OS, indicating that it "introduces 8 new emoji" alongside bug fixes and other unspecified features.
High-rises lining Wilshire Boulevard in Westwood, LA, flanked by a large expanse of low-rise, single-family homes on either side.
"County’s Public Works director suggests County Commission consider annual property owner assessment to keep up with road resurfacing projects, given rising expenses County commissioners direct county administrator to talk with new interim Sarasota city manager about potential return of city stormwater responsibilities to city 4-lane Lorraine Road extension south of Clark Road to Knights Trail Road remains top County Commission road priority"
"But what does all this really mean? A real-life example: There is a stretch of buildings along MLK Boulevard that have sat vacant for years. A local restaurant wanted to open up in one of the buildings. Their restaurant is 3,000 square feet. Per our old code, they had to have 30 parking spots. There are not 30 parking spots. This meant they'd either have to tear down surrounding buildings to build a parking lot to accommodate this number (which was arbitrarily assigned in 1965 without data) or take all the parking from the other buildings along the street, meaning it would be nearly impossible to rent those out. It took months to figure out a solution that was not ideal but workable. But after yesterday's vote, this restaurant is now only required to have three spots. (It doesn't mean they can't have more than three.) This means no buildings have to be torn down, no trees have to be ripped out, and other businesses can move in with dedicated parking. This is huge."