Parking

As Boise citizens weigh in on a once-in-a-generation rewrite of the city’s zoning code, there are a select few issues that make the shortlist of concerns: density, movability, and parking. This is why the New York Times bestseller, Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World, is such a must-read.

Travelers parking for longer than three hours are strongly encouraged to prebook at least 24 hours.

SAN FRANCISCO — Drivers in San Francisco may soon face extended hours at parking meters in the city. While a store owner fears driving customers away,

Missing Middle Housing types are key to affordability, but parking (and zoning that requires off-street parking) impacts the cost. This analysis by Dan Parolek of Opticos Design, author of Missing Middle Housing, shows that fourplexes—one missing middle type—may yield from 21 to 49 units per acre, depending on their number of bedrooms and the off-street parking provided. In other words, parking can cut the net density in half. The buildings with no parking may achieve higher densities and lower costs. (In an urban neighborhood, on-street parking is typically available).

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Resident parking permits in Bristol are set to increase significantly in Bristol in the coming weeks.

The very word “parking” can induce stress for those searching for a spot, and pain in one’s pocketbook.

The Philadelphia Parking Authority’s new bike lane enforcement unit has issued more than 300 tickets in its first month. It’s a step in the right direction, but some public safety advocates want the city to step up even more.

As part of an overhaul, the new head of the agency is shifting its focus away from ticketing and toward tackling problems like speeding and abandoned cars.

Author Henry Grabar says the focus on providing parking has undercut walkable communities, affordable housing, and the fight against climate change.

Mono-culture shopping centres are opening up to expanded residential housing use

America has paid a steep price for devoting too much space to storing cars.

Louisville's biggest corporate citizen no longer needs as many reserved parking spaces in city-owned garages as it embraces remote work.

Abolishing Required Amount of Spaces Could Open Property to Development, Analysts Say

Changes to the residential parking permit program were slated to take effect on Aug. 1, but city administration postponed them until Dec. 4, following concerns from Calgarians.

Louisville's biggest corporate citizen no longer needs as many reserved parking spaces in city-owned garages as it embraces remote work.

Abolishing Required Amount of Spaces Could Open Property to Development, Analysts Say

Plans to build apartments have sparked a fight between progressive newcomers and nostalgic old-timers — with surprising allegiances in a writer’s hometown.

Lyon says the policy will allow for fairer parking charges. But critics say the move is discriminatory

The ordinance followed complaints about commercial vehicles crowding roads and blocking a brewery.

In an effort to prepare for over one million travelers to pass through Orlando International Airport (MCO) over the next week, officials announced the opening of a new parking lot that will bring over 3,000 additional spaces during Memorial Day weekend.

For students at The University of Alabama who own cars, purchasing a parking permit is often high on their to-do list before arriving on campus.   Students registered for the fall semester will receive their registration time and date via their Crimson email. Those who registered prior to July 15 will have to wait until...

The new ordinance aims to reinvent paved space in Virginia’s capital city, where an excess of single-use stalls has left many parking lots empty.

Park Houston says by charging at meters longer it'll increase the turnover rate and make it easier for people coming downtown for shorter events to find available street parking.

Both Phoenix and Mesa are over the 20% average in a study from a nonprofit that advocates for parking reforms.

The Dallas airport has chosen EV Safe Charge’s robotic charger ZIggy for demonstrating the newest charging approaches.

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