San José, CA to Partner with Umojo to Undertake Downtown Curb Management Utilization Pilot Project
Umojo, a leader in Curb Inventory Management Solutions, announced today that it has been selected by the City of San José, CAas a partner to undertake a curb inventory digitization and management pilot project.
What’s the deal with single-tenant retail buildings?
Single-story retail buildings can be an eyesore, and limit the public value of land in urban areas. But for landlords, they’re often a safer investment and relatively easy to manage. What does that mean if your objective is to increase urban density?
“What Now?” How To Move From Awareness to Action as a Strong Towns Advocate
The Strong Towns movement is steadily progressing to the next phase of its mission. A substantial number of people are convinced of the principles behind the movement, and they want to roll up their sleeves and get to work. Here’s how to make the leap from building awareness to actually changing the
The fizz is gone: Atlanta's former Coca-Cola museum demolished for parking lot
Once a shrine to the world's most popular soft drink, the building that housed the original World of Coca-Cola is going flat at the hands of Georgia's state government. Crews continued Friday to demolish the onetime temple of fizz in downtown Atlanta near the state capitol, with plans to convert the site to a parking lot. Visitors since 2007 have taken their pause that refreshes across downtown at a newer, larger Coca-Cola Co. museum in Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park.
Ottawa cannot issue parking fines based on an individual's income or vehicle value, city says
The City of Ottawa is hitting the brakes on the idea of imposing parking ticket fines based on the driver's income or the value of the vehicle, saying the city doesn't have the power under existing legislation.
Arizona Gov. Hobbs signs bill to allow casitas and more dense housing in larger cities
Larger Arizona cities won’t be able to limit backyard casitas to just one per home and will have to allow much more dense housing near city centers after Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs signed two major housing bills on Tuesday.
To drive revenue, cities turn to tech to fix their parking problems
Parking brings in $3 billion a year for state and local governments. That's why they are using new technologies to help push parking reforms aimed at streamlining enforcement and increasing revenues and environmental friendliness.
San Francisco parking crusaders call 311. Their neighbors get tickets
San Francisco has a subculture of parking vigilantes. Frustrated with widespread illegal parking, most of all blocking sidewalks, these residents have taken it upon themselves to report vehicles to the city, often resulting in a parking ticket.