Parking

At this time, there is no planned increase in parking rates alongside these changes.

Fifty years ago last week, Governor Francis Sargent killed the Southwest Expressway, an 8-mile extension of Interstate 95 from Canton to the South End, a decision that transformed and shaped modern Boston.

Mayor Kim Janey today announced that the Boston Transportation Department, in partnership with the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) and the Environment Department, has launched guidelines for new developments over 50,000 square feet, which will facilitate a more efficient and transparent development review process. As part of the new guidelines, developers of large projects must complete a

The new guidelines also specify that zero parking will be allowed for new developments throughout the city, in conjunction with required “transportation demand management” plans to prov…

Here’s how we can become a place for people instead of cars.

COMING FROM NEWTON  I should have known that Greater Boston has hundreds of wonderful little downtowns and village centers, the hearts of walkable neighborhoods. Newton itself has 13 villages. I grew up walking to downtown Newtonville for blue slush puppies and books at the branch library, now a senior center. In my 30s, I lived(...)

IF YOU THOUGHT traffic was bad before the pandemic, wait until this fall. “I don’t think anyone wants to take the T,” said Emily, who has driven to work since last summer, but recently restarted taking the MBTA, due to the lack of a parking space and worsening traffic. Get the Daily Download Our news(...)

“Boston and other municipalities should accelerate the reconfiguration of roadways for the highest and best use of that space,” the report urges.

During the pandemic, Boston converted parking spots into more pedestrian-friendly spaces. Here's why readers want to keep it that way.

Restaurant owners like Allan Rodriguez are happy to hear they can likely keep their additional seating outdoors for six more months.

The order responds to recent lawsuits from the owners of Turtle Swamp Brewing and their landlord, Monty Gold, who are exploiting Boston’s parking rules to delay affordable housing development…

The mayor's parking commission recommended 21 potential changes after the city's contract with ParkMedford/REEF Parking expires this fall.

The Zoning Board of Appeal today rejected a proposal by the non-profit Heading Home to replace a crumbling 10-unit apartment building at 37 Wales St. in Dorchester with 23 new apartments rented to families trying to get out of homelessness. Read more.

Before leaving his post for a cabinet position in Washington, outgoing Mayor Marty Walsh announced Boston would be expanding its Car Share Boston pilot program from 40 reserved parking spaces up to 250 on local streets and municipal parking lots.

Boston Properties wants to replace garage parking with office space in the final block of Reston Gateway, a massive mixed-use development that's currently under construction steps from the Reston Town Center Metro Station. Although the first phase of the project was approved by the county in 2018,

Some urban designers have long wanted to reduce the area set aside for cars. Covid is giving them a chance.

WBZ-TV measured the height of one of the taller meters at roughly 66 inches, or 5 feet, 6 inches.

Protracted negotiations between Natick and Archdiocese of Boston are over. The result is a $34,000 savings.

With fewer people commuting via the MBTA and less demand for parking due to COVID, Natick wants to pay less in rent for the parking lot in the center of town.

Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu proposed a resident parking fee and it sparked a broader conversation.

BPDA planners approved 59 new development projects that include the construction of 5,080 more parking spaces in the City of Boston.

European cities offer a roadmap for life with fewer cars.

Is a parking garage an “amenity” if its users have to stuff their motor vehicles into the gridlocked heart of one of Boston’s worst traffic bottlenecks?

Curb space is the Wild West of neighborhood transportation.

“WE HAVE MET the enemy and he is us.” That well-worn 1960s line from the Pogo comic strip could easily be deployed to describe the situation of Boston-area employers who are reaching the end of their rope over the never-ending woes of regional traffic gridlock. Get the Daily Download Our news roundup delivered every weekday.Email*(...)

From imposing a tax on paid parking facilities to putting an end to distracted driving—Bostonians dish on how to fix the city's relentless traffic.