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Donald Shoup, distinguished research professor of urban planning at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, is the 2017 recipient of the Distinguished Planning Educator Award. In this video, Shoup discusses his history at UCLA, why he decided to specialize in parking issues and why the Urban Planning department is so important for UCLA Luskin students.

The fourth blog in Centre for Cities' TfL series looks at Singapore's urban mobility model which shows that congestion charging and ULEZ are not the only policies available to simultaneously raise revenue and reduce car use. The fourth blog in Centre for Cities' TfL series looks at Singapore's urban mobility model which shows that congestion charging and ULEZ are not the only policies available to simultaneously raise revenue and reduce car use.

While driving extends our ability to move at high speed, it comes at the cost of almost every other kind of action.

Even the capital of Albania has more school streets per capita than New York City.

Pontevedra banned cars decades before most cities started to think about reclaiming streets for pedestrians.

The proposal offers at most a few billion in funding for alternatives that could yield a future without cars, such as mass transit, biking, walking and trains.

It ensures we are merely shifting the excesses and waste from the tailpipe to the power plant.

Like it or not, most of California, especially Southern California, was designed decades ago to be car-centric. Compare these population densities: The city of Los Angeles: 8,304 people per square …

The paper of record in Southern California is on the record in support of parking reforms.

(The Center Square) – When IKAR, a Los Angeles Jewish community, purchased a piece of property four years ago, they began envisioning a synagogue home for themselves. The community, which

The state made sweeping reforms that eliminate parking requirements in some jurisdictions, which supporters hope will lead to faster, less expensive construction and the revitalization of vacant properties and underused lots.

Even large car-dependent cities like Houston and Los Angeles are serious about reducing the auto traffic on highways as these cities reimagine transit and other transportation investments.

To many urban Americans in the 1920s, the car and its driver were tyrants that deprived others of their freedom.

A new video about the dangers of car dependency by a popular automotive vlogger is prompting a conversation about how people who love cars can help dismantle a transportation system that privileges…

US highway fatalities are way up and speeding in big heavy vehicles is part of the reason.

From more historic building renovations to smarter curbside parking management, two-thirds of Oregonians are about to experience the benefits of making more asphalt optional.

A House committee approved a bipartisan bill that would authorize spending for truck parking to address concerns about a shortage.

Plans called for new road striping along Ninth Street to accommodate vehicle travel and bicycle lanes between Kossuth Street and Teal Road.

If approved, minimum parking requirements for commercial buildings 7,500 square feet or less would be eliminated.

Step aside, makeup tutorials and viral dance challenges — TikTok for urban planning has arrived.

During my research and writing of the Downtown Bellevue development articles, I actively estimated the amount of parking spaces that Bellevue had recently added and could add as part of its develop…

If state leaders are serious about making California affordable, they should block local laws that require parking that may be unnecessary and costly.

Learn how cars are worsening the heat wave and why it's time to reassess their place in cities.

An online community questions society's obsession with automobiles.

The site will have 5,000 new apartments—along with schools and stores that all residents can walk to.

Hoboken, N.J. has a thing or two to teach its big time neighbor to the east about Vision Zero.

The smartphone-based congestion-pricing technology being tested in Bogota, Colombia, is showing promise. Some major U.S. cities are also looking at solutions to better manage their own crowded roadways.

Outdated meters have been replaced with electronic stations that allow drivers to pay from anywhere and make parking enforcement simpler.

City of San Diego could learn lessons as it readies to open its own site in the fall