An ordinance passed by Houston’s City Council will allow new areas of the city to be exempt from existing parking requirements. The Walkable Places Subcommittee proposed the idea in early 2018 of expanding the “market-based parking” (MBP) that already exists in Houston’s central business district to surrounding areas. This proposal aimed to reduce “excessive parking” produced by parking requirements and to take a step toward a less car-centric city. Many local businesses expressed support for the proposed ordinance, and both the Midtown and East Downtown Management Districts wrote letters in support of the measure.