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Downtown parking lot being converted to 'Rapid Housing' for homeless
Downtown parking lot being converted to 'Rapid Housing' for homeless
A South Downtown property where a large residential development was recently envisioned will instead become a temporary village of housing for the homeless, designed to quickly help people get off the street and back on their feet. That’s the word today from Mayor Andre Dickens’ office, which has issued an executive order to begin development of a new Rapid Housing initiative at 184 Forsyth Street, an underused parking lot in downtown’s southernmost blocks next to the Garnett MARTA station.
ParkingReformNetwork·atlanta.urbanize.city·
Downtown parking lot being converted to 'Rapid Housing' for homeless
How parking and car culture shape American life
How parking and car culture shape American life
Henry Grabar is the author of a new book that explores how cheap and omnipresent parking impacts everything, including car congestion, affordable housing and local politics. On Thursday, July 27 at 11:00 a.m. ET, Grabar joins The Post’s Frances Stead Sellers to discuss how parking and car culture affect the quality of life across the country.
ParkingReformNetwork·washingtonpost.com·
How parking and car culture shape American life
New York Doubles Down on Congestion Pricing After New Jersey Sues - Streetsblog New York City
New York Doubles Down on Congestion Pricing After New Jersey Sues - Streetsblog New York City
Gov. Hochul and other New York elected officials pushed back Friday after New Jersey sued the state and MTA to stop congestion pricing — reaffirming their commitment while taking shots at alleged environmental champion and Gasoline State Gov. Phil Murphy.
ParkingReformNetwork·nyc.streetsblog.org·
New York Doubles Down on Congestion Pricing After New Jersey Sues - Streetsblog New York City
How parking and car culture shape American life
How parking and car culture shape American life
Henry Grabar is the author of a new book that explores how cheap and omnipresent parking impacts everything, including car congestion, affordable housing and local politics. On Thursday, July 27 at 11:00 a.m. ET, Grabar joins The Post’s Frances Stead Sellers to discuss how parking and car culture affect the quality of life across the country.
ParkingReformNetwork·washingtonpost.com·
How parking and car culture shape American life
Beaverton council votes to eliminate minimum parking requirements for new projects
Beaverton council votes to eliminate minimum parking requirements for new projects
City councilors in Beaverton voted unanimously to do away with including parking in new developments in the city. Kevin Teater is the newest member of the council and campaigned on this issue. Beaverton joins seven other cities in the state that have made the same shift recently, including Portland, Salem and Bend. Last year the state’s Land Conservation and Development Commission passed rules to lift parking requirements in many places and encourage cities to do the same. Teater calls the policy “absolutely transformative.” We talk with him about the vote and what this could mean for his city and others in Oregon.
ParkingReformNetwork·opb.org·
Beaverton council votes to eliminate minimum parking requirements for new projects
To reclaim downtowns from traffic, require developers to offer strategies for cutting car use
To reclaim downtowns from traffic, require developers to offer strategies for cutting car use
Parking consumes 20% or more of prime locations in many U.S. downtowns. George Rose/Getty ImagesThe U.S. has a car-centric culture that is inseparable from the way its communities are built. One striking example is the presence of parking lots and garages. Across the country, parking takes up an estimated 30% of space in cities. Nationwide, there are eight parking spots for every car. The dominance of parking has devastated once-vibrant downtowns by turning large areas into uninviting paved spac
ParkingReformNetwork·news.yahoo.com·
To reclaim downtowns from traffic, require developers to offer strategies for cutting car use