Wins / Maryland, May 2026
Maryland ends parking mandates near rail stations
Maryland's Transit and Housing Opportunity Act, SB 389, bars local governments from requiring off-street parking for homes or mixed-use buildings within a quarter mile of a frequently served rail station unless a parking study approved by the state says otherwise. Signed May 26, 2026, as Chapter 592.
- Where
- Maryland
- When
- May 2026
- What kind
- Legislation passed
- Issue
- Housing
Why this is a partial win
This arrived as a state law overriding local rules. Libertarians divide on that: some hold that a state has no business dictating what towns may forbid. The ledger records it because the person coerced was the owner who could not build, and after the law that owner can. The federalism question is real and is not the one the ledger measures. The act pairs the parking change with state incentives and a study exception, and applies only within a quarter mile of frequent rail service.
Sources
Where to check it. Every entry on the ledger has at least two.
More from the ledger
Other entries from Maryland and on the same issue.
Be counted
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