Project would convert Cumberland Mall parking into apartments, office towers
A project to redevelop about 20 acres next to Cumberland Mall will bring more retail space, apartments and offices to this bustling area of Cobb County.
Asphalt City: How Parking Ate an American Metropolis
Parking is so ubiquitous that it’s hard to see just how much we have of it. But the data shows us. The data also reveals what a waste of precious resources all that parking is.
In three short months 10 vacant schoolyards and parking lots in Portland have been transformed into miniature neighborhoods. These “traffic gardens” were created to give kids and families a place Read More »
Five Great Ways To Repurpose Parking Lots During the Pandemic
If there’s one thing America definitely doesn’t need any more of, it’s parking lots — and during COVID-19, communities across the U.S. are seizing that under-utilized asphalt for …
Las Vegas Places Homeless People in a Parking Lot, 6 Feet Apart
The casinos are deserted and thousands of hotel rooms are empty. But when the city needed space for a temporary homeless shelter, officials chose an outdoor parking lot.
San Diego Proposes Easing Church Parking Rules In Favor Of Housing
City officials want to revamp parking regulations for houses of worship and other site geared toward public assembly to facilitate more home construction. The changes have been pushed by a group of housing activists calling themselves YIGBY, for "Yes in God's Backyard."
Parking lots make cities less walkable, bikeable, and transit-friendly. They crowd out space for housing. But with a parking lot tax, incentives change and using parking as a placeholder becomes a …