Parking

Cities often cling to parking requirements because Californians have come to expect abundant free parking. That comes at the expense of affordable housing.

It's listed at $90,000. However, that's actually $10,000 less than what it was previously priced.

A state bill awaiting Governor Gavin Newsom’s signature would prohibit parking mandates in neighborhoods within half a mile of transit.

Don­ald Shoup, an urban plan­ning pro­fessor at the Uni­versity of Cali­for­nia Los Angeles, pub­lished a brick of a book in 2005 called The High Cost of Free Park­ing. Work of such dens­ity is not usu­ally widely read; Prof. Shoup’s book, however,...

Metro Council wants to reduce the requirement for parking to help recruit more affordable housing.

Fossil Fuels are not just warming the climate—they are endangering us.

Startups are scrambling to disrupt the post-pandemic parking sector, arguing that real-time data will mean less traffic and more revenue for cities.

The data is clear that congestion charges are the most effective way of cutting traffic in the cities where they have been used.

The MTA has done a terrible job selling congestion pricing to the public

If urban highways enforce racial barriers between neighborhoods, why do officials keep spending so much to expand them?

The EU is set to miss its 2030 target to reduce transport-related noise pollution by miles.

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