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Demand has increased but supply has not

It is easy to accept community advocates nationwide and community voice groups, like StrongTowns, YIMBY groups, and BaltPOP locally, who favor a position

Urban planners are turning to depaving, replacing concrete with trees, plants and rain gardens, as extreme weather exposes the limits of the city's aging infrastructure.

Florida’s 2026 session features aggressive reforms to expand housing supply, adjust funding, and curb future price spikes.

The goals include increased housing density and quicker and cheaper construction. Read how Dallas’ approach stacks up against what experts see coming this year.

As a government funding deadline looms, congressional leaders are expected to schedule consideration of a fiscal 2026 transportation bill that includes $200 million for truck parking.

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Bellevue expands a review of parking rules that could remove minimums citywide as SB 5184 and a transit law reshape requirements and timelines.

This is a guest post by Transport Advisor and Town Planner George Weeks, reviewing The Shoup Doctrine, a collection of 33 essays written in Part V takes us to Switzerland, China, Australia and – yes – New Zealand! Scott Ebbett … Continued

Cities including Dallas are updating zoning, parking and building codes to spur housing development, cut costs and increase density amid a nationwide affordability crisis.

Attempt to tie transportation funding to ICE cooperation falls apart in federal court.

Mayor Brandon Johnson said he will forgo potentially purchasing the meters from the private company Chicago Parking Meters, saying the price would be too steep.

The plan called for establishing three-hour parking limits on certain blocks in Fishtown, where no restrictions currently exist.

The now-familiar and always controversial topic of on-street angle parking downtown came back up for discussion during Monday night’s Marshalltown city council meeting as one councilor suggested converting all remaining pull-in angle parking stalls to back-in — though the idea failed to gain traction with the rest of the council. Public Works Director Heather Thomas […]

It turns out asking “Are you happy with your home?” yields a very different answer than “Are you happy with your life?”

A parking garage in Kitchener, Ont. is sparking debate.

In 2015, POLITICO Magazine dubbed Evanston “The Suburb That Tried To Kill the Car.” A decade later, a new state law targeting parking minimums has forced the city to confront its development priorities once again.  Beginning in June, Illinois’ People Over Parking Act will eliminate parking minimums for new developments within one-half mile of transit...

An unscrupulous maneuver to transfer control of parking enforcement could have serious implications for safe streets

North Carolina’s proposed housing reform would preempt local rules on parking and housing types, aiming for consistency and more supply.

Parking continues to reign supreme on the Upper West Side.

Video: Fixing North America’s Big Elevator Problem

The creators of SimCity wanted to create a realistic city-building game. The absurdities of America's parking policies made that impossible.

Here’s what readers are saying in Sunday’s letters to the editor.

BY STEPHANIE NAKHLEHMemberLos Alamos Planning & Zoning Commission* Walk through downtown Los Alamos and observe it with fresh eyes. Notice how much of it is asphalt? About 70% of the downtown i…

ANSONIA – Planning & zoning officials asked the city’s newly elected lawmakers to consider charging downtown developers to use public parking lots in their applications.

How life has changed in the New York area, according to data on traffic, transit and the responses of 600 readers.

As Spokane city leaders look for new ways to boost development, some are leading the charge for a reform to the property tax system which would shift some of the tax burden off of homes and high rises and place it instead onto parking lots and empty fields.

Spokane explores land‑value tax pilot to discourage speculation, boost housing, and shift property tax burdens.

From 8000 new homes at Southern Thornlands to major infrastructure and City Plan reform, these planning decisions will shape builder activity in Redland City.

Single-stair building code reforms are spreading as states and cities seek more small multifamily housing while maintaining fire safety.