City staff were given provisional approval last Thursday to study the conversion potential of 74 public parking lots – about one-quarter of the city’s total

A bill pushed by Bothell Rep. Davina Duerr and approved by the Washington legislature this week would prioritize trees when retention policies come into conflict with local parking mandates.

Dallas wasn't built for the car: it was paved over for it. This new bill can help it rebuild.

With a new zoning bylaw this year expected to reduce or eliminate minimum parking requirements in new apartment buildings, the City of Ottawa may be poised to join a growing network of communities that are connecting faster access to more affordable housing with reduced dependence on car travel.

Data shows the costs of building parking are passed on to renters and homebuyers. Some reform opponents remain unconvinced.

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…

For some, parking reform may appear as a foreign concept, but for Schuylkill County native Thomas Carpenito, it’s been his life’s mission for the past two years.

What happens when a city wants to evolve into a more walkable, transit-friendly, and housing abundant place -- and the state government is actively opposed to all of those things (and more)? Let's take a lovely January trip to St. Pete, Florida, and explore: - The SunRunner, St. Pete's new bus rapid transit line - The Pinellas Trail, which stretches through St. Pete from Bay to Gulf - The Gas Plant District, currently home to the questionably designed Tropicana Field - Central Avenue, including the Central Arts District, the Edge District, and the Grand Central District - The Boyd Hill Nature Preserve - and, of course, St Pete's bustling downtown, including the Pier and the farmer's market

Expect development to happen quickly after Wells Fargo and Principal decide to sell.

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With concerns over a lack of affordable housing dominating headlines, communities across the country are starting to reconsider the issue of mandatory parking minimums.

A recent study shows the area is almost 40% parking lots.

A new index scores U.S. cities by the amount of land they provide for parking. Sunbelt cities top the list

Proposed state legislation would remove mandatory minimum parking requirements.

If you live in or commute to Charleston, you likely know about the challenges that often come with finding a place to park. But the Parking Reform Network (PRN), a national nonprofit formed to “educate the public about the impact of parking policy” recently updated its city maps to include Charleston — and it found 23% of downtown Charleston that is zoned as a business or mixed-use district is used for parking.

Ride sharing may become the best bet for visitors and residents.

Eliminating parking minimums could lower pollution. Will more cities buy in?

Durham County joined the city this week and adopted zoning reforms that encourage denser infill development and eliminate minimum parking requirements. The Durham County commissioners’ vote Monday night was split 3-1: For: Chair Nida Allam, Heidi Carter, Wendy Jacobs Against: Vice Chair Nimasheena Burns Absent: Brenda Howerton The vote came three weeks after the Durham City Council passed the same changes inside the city limits in its own late-night, split vote. “I think people want small-scale, locally built housing and small-scale commercial development to be viable,” Carter said before casting her vote.

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Yes, really. I gave my keynote speech at the Arizona State University (ASU) conference yesterday morning, and it was only my second favorite talk I attended. Which one beat it out? A panel on mandated parking. All 3 of the speakers made cogent, passionate, fact-filled arguments against parking mandates. The moderator who asked questions was […]

As an eagle-eyed reader recently pointed out, a national analysis by a nonprofit organization pushing for more vibrant U.S. cities has found the percentage of downtown Atlanta’s land devoted to parking remains abnormally high.

A new tool from the Parking Reform Network illustrates just how much space in our cities is being wasted on car storage.

Birmingham received an overall parking score of 55 on the study’s scale of 1-100, which indicates how much land is dedicated solely to parking in a city center.

That's below average for major metro areas, and city planners are trying to push it lower.

Newly released data shows that 24% of Providence’s downtown is dedicated to parking. “We are analyzing all cities over 300,000 and for cities over a metro area of more than 1 million,” said Thomas Carpenito.

We definitely don’t need more giant, empty parking lots that no one can park in for fear of being towed or fined ridiculous amounts of money.

The City of Santa Ana has recently been added to an interactive parking lot map which has revealed that 22% of downtown Santa Ana is dedicated solely to car parking. You can explore the full map an…