Parking

From parking fees in Paris to registration fees in Washington D.C., forward-thinking cities are slapping heavy penalties on heavy vehicles.

Local businesses and community organizations can apply to host a parklet or street café for the 2024 season.

On Wednesday night, the Neighborhood Revitalization Commission considered eliminating city code that mandates parking spaces. Right now, the city requires property owners to provide a set number of parking spaces for residents or customers. For example, one-family dwellings must include two parking spaces for each dwelling unit. Bowling alleys are required to have five parking spots for every bowling lane.

After a nearly month-long hiatus following internal city review, a revamped paid parking program will return to downtown Paso Robles starting April 5. "I am...

Online parking exemption portal allows residents to get a permit emailed immediately

A recent market study of the Short North showed that fewer people are visiting from the suburbs and parts of Columbus. What role does parking play?

A bill pushed by Bothell Rep. Davina Duerr and approved by the Washington legislature this week would prioritize trees when retention policies come into conflict with local parking mandates.

Electric vehicles encourage the use of private automobiles, which induce sprawl, road building and loss of habitat.

City staff were given provisional approval last Thursday to study the conversion potential of 74 public parking lots – about one-quarter of the city’s total

For the first time this year, I attended the YIMBYTown conference, the annual gathering of the YIMBY (Yes In My Backyard) movement. Here were my impressions.

A bill pushed by Bothell Rep. Davina Duerr and approved by the Washington legislature this week would prioritize trees when retention policies come into conflict with local parking mandates.

Dallas wasn't built for the car: it was paved over for it. This new bill can help it rebuild.

Despite the widespread harm caused by cars and automobility, governments, corporations, and individuals continue to facilitate it by expanding roads, …

Since the tolling program was signed into law in 2019, transit observers have worried that drivers from out of town will park north of the toll zone at 60th Street, then hop on public transit.

With a new zoning bylaw this year expected to reduce or eliminate minimum parking requirements in new apartment buildings, the City of Ottawa may be poised to join a growing network of communities that are connecting faster access to more affordable housing with reduced dependence on car travel.

Dallas Cothrum: Dallas should trust the market and reduce parking regulations.

In just one month in 2023, the province legalized fourplexes, allowed apartment buildings up to 20 stories near all transit stations, eliminated public hearings for plan-compliant buildings, ended parking requirements in transit-oriented districts, and announced that it is considering single-stair reform.

Municipal governance offers the closest most constituents will ever get to direct democracy. Yet it amazingly falls short of achieving what I believe most people would agree is its full potential: to offer a precise reflection of the regulatory environment that constituents seek from the government, and the public services that this government delivers within

As the White Sox and Bulls owner seeks $1 billion in state funding for a new South Loop ballpark, he’s spending big to gobble up lots around the Bulls' home, records show.

Data shows the costs of building parking are passed on to renters and homebuyers. Some reform opponents remain unconvinced.

A plan to tax commercial parking across Toronto will come before Mayor Olivia Chow’s executive committee today, with staff estimating it could raise as much as $150 million a year for the city.

Tony Jordan of the Parking Reform Network and Chris Meyer, legislative assistant to Senator Omar Fateh, talk all things parking reform on this week’s episode of the Strong Towns Podcast.

A portion of an underutilized city-owned parking lot on Grand Rapids’ west side is set to be turned into a community garden this May.

Instead of fighting every day for a parking spot, students should opt for walking or one of the many alternative modes of transportation if they live near campus.

Local leaders in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que. are shocked, surprised and even angered over a change in plans for the long-awaited future hospital.

Some Detroit parking lot owners will get money to spruce up their lots ahead of the 2024 NFL draft amid a range of city improvements.

Fines for over 120 types of parking violations could be going up across the city, with many potentially doubling as Toronto plays catch up with other communities with higher rates.

In a 3-2 vote, the City of Paso Robles on Tuesday voted to reinstitute its downtown paid parking program.