Parking

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

ImpactAlpha, Aug. 31 – Tearing down part of a freeway was such a boon that Rochester, New York, is planning for removal of more ...

We have become used to thinking about things from a driver’s perspective – but is that the sort of world we want?

A new analysis conducted by Metro shows that the agency can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by tens of millions of metric tons in the coming decade by investing in sustainable mobility, but that continuing to pour money into highway expansions...

One common argument for highways is that even if they fail to reduce congestion, they allow people to go more places. This claim overlooks the effects of highways on development patterns.

The world is moving away from road vehicles through ride-sharing and cheap public transport. The benefits are incalculable, says environment writer John Vidal

How urban planning contributed to the great undoing of modern friendship.

Some cities are making permanent changes to discourage driving.

Induced demand is commonly misunderstood, and transportation professionals need to help explain it.

No matter how many solar panels it has, your parking garage isn't green, and especially if you don't charge for parking. Almost five years ago, we called out the folks at the National Renewable Energy…

The West End neighborhood of Cincinnati is home to 6,000 residents but only one dine-in restaurant. Neighborhood stakeholders hope that rescinding parking requirements in the neighborhood—along with a big influx of cash from the federal government—wi

EVs are great, but they’re not perfect. Let’s end their free ride.

AB 2097 will reduce the cost of housing while slashing the pollution that causes climate change.

We’re asking our streets and sidewalks to do more and more. Start-ups are trying to help with curbside management tools — but will cities rise to the challenge?

D.C. region officials have pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles despite pursuing projects that could hinder reductions.

A surge in vehicle crashes is disproportionately harming lower-income families and Black Americans.

If New York City adopts congestion pricing, it would be the first US city to put a tax on traffic of sorts.

It’s not a right, but we often treat it like one.

France wants 9 percent of its citizens to shift to biking.

A ‘fietsvlonder,’ or bicycle platform, lets a neighborhood trial the change from car parking to bike parking to get used to the switch—and see if there’s a demand—before it’s made permanent.

The meat grinder of the Appropriations process spits out a few wins

There are thousands of empty parking spots in cities. So what can we do to make better use of this space?

The expansion of highways will do far more harm than the expansion of mass transit will avert.

Ann Arbor, Michigan approved changes to the city’s Unified Development Code (UDC) earlier this week that eliminate off-street parking requirements for a variety of development types throughout the city.

A spike in car ownership, dining sheds and the comeback of alternate-side parking are making it tougher than ever to find spaces.

Time to park this fear in the dustbin of history.