Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland offers a case study of where, why, and how policy changes have caused parking supply and prices to adjust toward a more efficient level. Since the 1990s, the city has trailed and extended new approaches to parking management, including removal of minimum parking requirements from business and mixed-use zones and introduction of priced parking to manage on-street parking demand. Auckland’s policy approach has emphasized (1) complementary strategic policy settings for managing the supply and price of parking and (2) the use of low-cost trials to gather evidence and build the case for further changes to policy.