Governor Newsom should sign A.B. 2097

Europe is engaged in an ongoing transportation revolution that aims to simultaneously reduce greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution and noise pollution, while increasing livability in urban areas, including the implementation of designs for “15-minute cities,” where daily necessities are located mere steps away from homes.

Listen to the latest episode as CalMatters' Manuela Tobias and the L.A. Times' Liam Dillon talk with guest Peter Calthorpe about AB 2011.

Barcelona’s public transport operator recently released some statistics regarding its positive impact on the city’s environment. The study asked the question – what life would be like in the Catalan c..

A broad survey, possible solutions displayed on screens, inspirational walks, tables of future and a Citizen’s Assembly – this is how the Belgian city of Leuven has co-created a new mobility plan for its Kessel-Lo borough, putting citizens at the heart of the transformation. The plan gives priority to pedestrians, reduces car traffic and encourages […]

Until the early 1970s, Japan endured a high rate of road fatalities. Now the nation boasts one of the world’s best traffic safety records. Here's why.

From GM’s Motorama show in the 1950s to Hyundai’s more recent Smart City model, automakers have long meddled in urban planning.

Active commuting has an obvious component of physical health, but is also simply something students can look forward to every day.

SF City Hall was supposed to look into tearing down the remainder of the Central Freeway and replacing it with housing—but never did. Now a grassroots campaign is reviving the idea.

A video of construction shows the public spaces taking shape at the innovative Culdesac Tempe, in Arizona. Designer: “Car-free is the future of New Urbanism.”

Rules that mandate excess parking in new development projects have added to the overlapping crises of housing affordability, urban sprawl and climate change, advocates say. California could soon bar cities from imposing them.

The approximately 6,000 residents of the West End have only one choice inside their neighborhood if they want to eat at a dine-in restaurant. The neighborhood hopes to change that, in part, by removing parking requirements in its sparsely occupied business di

No matter how many solar panels it has, your parking garage isn’t green, and especially if you don’t charge parking.

Every week at All Saints Church we put our faith into action. This week we are urging our California State Senators to pass and send to the governor AB 2097 (Friedman) that would prohibit public agencies from imposing or enforcing parking minimums on new developments within ½ mile of a major transit stop, such as along a light rail transit (LRT) line or bus rapid transit (BRT) line.

There is too much parking in LA. There is too little parking in LA. Discuss.

The Golden State is on the cusp of letting the market decide how many parking spaces new developments need.

The California Legislature this week approved a historic package of bills this week, including a bill that allows affordable housing on commercially zoned properties and another that removes parking requirements near transit.

(The Center Square) – California lawmakers sent a bill to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk Tuesday that will cut back on minimum parking requirements for new development near public transit, a

ImpactAlpha, Aug. 31 – Tearing down part of a freeway was such a boon that Rochester, New York, is planning for removal of more ...

We have become used to thinking about things from a driver’s perspective – but is that the sort of world we want?

A new analysis conducted by Metro shows that the agency can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by tens of millions of metric tons in the coming decade by investing in sustainable mobility, but that continuing to pour money into highway expansions...

One common argument for highways is that even if they fail to reduce congestion, they allow people to go more places. This claim overlooks the effects of highways on development patterns.

The world is moving away from road vehicles through ride-sharing and cheap public transport. The benefits are incalculable, says environment writer John Vidal

How urban planning contributed to the great undoing of modern friendship.

Some cities are making permanent changes to discourage driving.

Induced demand is commonly misunderstood, and transportation professionals need to help explain it.

No matter how many solar panels it has, your parking garage isn't green, and especially if you don't charge for parking. Almost five years ago, we called out the folks at the National Renewable Energy…

The West End neighborhood of Cincinnati is home to 6,000 residents but only one dine-in restaurant. Neighborhood stakeholders hope that rescinding parking requirements in the neighborhood—along with a big influx of cash from the federal government—wi