Parking

In this episode, host Tiffany Owens Reed talks with Council Member Paloma Delgadillo about her efforts to make her city of Broomfield, Colorado, more resilient.

Some city leaders say Boulder has too many parking spaces. And while that might not line up with your experience trying to park at Pearl Street mall, transportation experts say some Front Range cities have too many empty parking spots that could be used for things like housing or parks. On today’s In The NoCo, we’ll hear from one Boulder City Council member who says it’s time to stop requiring builders to create so much parking.

What does parking have to do with climate change? Everything, according to Parking Reform Network founder and president Tony Jordan. We hear how the Portland-based, national nonprofit group helps cities around the country remove parking requirements to support the larger goal of creating a sustainable infrastructure.

Tony Jordan of the Parking Reform Network and Chris Meyer, legislative assistant to Senator Omar Fateh, talk all things parking reform on this week’s episode of the Strong Towns Podcast.

This week's episode includes our initial introduction to the inspirational text of this podcast: Ishmael by Daniel Quinn. This wonderful philosophical novel attemp…