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Gov. Newsom signed a bill Thursday preventing California cities from setting parking requirements for new developments near public transit.

Also today: Los Angeles’s plan to boost public transit ridership, and inside the world’s strictest Covid Zero city.

PARK(ing) Day returns to the City and County of Denver as we join other cities around the world in temporarily reclaiming on-street parking spaces for people places, or “parklets.” PARK(ing) Day is an annual event that encourages businesses, community groups, and other organizations to reimagine parking spaces and public streets as vibrant, people-friendly places.

Yesterday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2097, a bill eliminating parking requirements statewide for new housing and commercial developments located within a half-mile of major transit…

The measure prohibits cities and counties from imposing minimum parking requirements on...

A.B. 2097 is a “no-brainer” climate bill – now law- that will prohibit cities from setting a minimum parking requirement on developments near transit.

By decoupling parking from new residential construction, its new law could reduce housing costs, too.

Developers are no longer required to include parking with many new housing projects.

Lawmakers Aim To Create More Opportunities To Build Affordable Housing in Cities

Richmond’s City Council just selected a development team for a $2.4 billion reimagining of the Diamond District, which could yield more housing, transit-oriented development, and park space.

“Like the Dutch have reclaimed land from the sea, we can reclaim land from parking”

Despite its environmental achievements, the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act substitutes electric vehicles for a more holistic, climate-friendly approach to urban planning and design.

The decision of the world’s fifth-largest city to shift road space from cars to other uses has produced increasingly vibrant urban neighborhoods.

The rising cost of land in city centers, an increased interest in walkable neighborhoods and growth in online car shopping have made urban dealerships tempting targets for redevelopment.

Streets that invite people to walk, bike, scoot, and take reliable public transit are good for our health and climate.

To fight climate change and the California's housing affordability crisis, Gov. Newsom signed a bill that will bar cities from setting minimum parking requirements near transit stops.

The share of journeys made by car in the city has fallen by nearly half, and the trend is only accelerating.

The City Council is considering an end to so-called minimum parking requirements, a move that would Cambridge on a growing list of US cities that have done away with the rule in order to encourage more housing.

A bill intended to reduce the Golden State’s car-dependency and protect the climate is still sitting on his desk.

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‎Show Booked on Planning, Ep The High Cost of Free Parking - Sep 13, 2022

Assemblymember Alex Lee’s AB 2206 would fix gaping loopholes in current “parking cash-out” law.

During European Mobility Week 2022, Brussels instituted a car-free Sunday, allowing citizens to experience the city with public transport and cycling. The move led to a 90% drop in car pollution and 8..

The Biden administration announced a $105 million grant Thursday for Michigan to remove a Detroit highway that leveled a Black community half a century ago.

Developers including Southern Land Company plan to build storefronts further off corridors like Gallatin Avenue

New buildings in California have to leave room for cars. Gavin Newsom can change that right now.

Business improvement district asks for further study after fatal hit-and-run.

New York City has data showing substantial reductions in serious injuries and fatalities resulting from road diets, pedestrian islands and sidewalk extensions. Advocates say it's a rare kind of accountability for roadway designers.

People must both drive less and switch to electric vehicles to reduce carbon emissions enough to avoid the worst effects of climate change.

"There is a real solution: end the off-street parking requirements mandated by archaic zoning laws enacted when gas was cheap and full of lead, elevated trains were being torn down, and flying cars were the future. With climate change now posing an existential threat, it is time to move on."