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Allowing duplexes and triplexes in single-family neighborhoods doesn't increase housing supply much. But it does give people more choices.

How did the US become filled with sprawl? Simplistic debates about "centralized planning" versus "the free market" belie the truth: that a strong coalition of private and public interests helped create the sprawl that dominates our landscape.

Plan Commissioner Tip Housewright, who chairs the ZOAC, proposed 14 additional revisions Thursday that will be included in a draft ordinance to be considered at another special-called meeting on Feb. 13.

Mayor Smiley is looking to levy a 7% sales tax on all commercial parking lots and garages in the city.

This one weird trick builds lots of housing, and maybe lots of power

Sarnia is reducing residential parking requirements in its new zoning bylaws, but some advocates push for eliminating citywide parking minimums to boost affordability and infill development, with Spokane Washington's recent pilot program offering a potential model.

On Wednesday, Strong Towns, a nonprofit organization advocating for sustainable growth in cities across the U.S., held a virtual event with local neighborhood g

Prosecutors allege she offered to help boost the police department’s salaries during union negotiations in exchange for not towing her husband’s Jeep.

Vigilantes have painted several curbs red in San Francisco, in what appears to be an effort to enforce the new “daylighting” law.

An enormous Toronto parking garage known for sweeping views of the surrounding cityscape is in the process of being torn to shreds after roughly 40 y…

The pilot project is set to roll out in summer 2025 with 13 high-tech cars in the Outremont borough and Mile End neighbourhood. The city’s parking enforcement agency says the goal isn’t to give out more tickets, but rather to help workers do their jobs more efficiently. The agency notes some other Canadian cities are already using this tool.

Plan Commissioner Tip Housewright, who chairs the ZOAC, proposed 14 additional revisions Thursday that will be included in a draft ordinance to be considered at another special-called meeting on Feb. 13.

A proposed policy would also require developers to provide funds for alternative transportation and better bike parking.

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Every time somebody purchases a vehicle they expect governments and businesses to provide parking for their use. These facilities are costly. For every dollar motorists spend on their vehicles somebody spends about a dollar on parking.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — The start of the new year brought changes to parking in the city of Greensboro, but it has nothing to do with the spaces, fees or parking rules. It has everything to do with who is keeping an eye on parking problems. The City of Greensboro handed over parking enforcement to […]

As more cities eliminate or reduce their minimum parking requirements, the impact on housing supply is coming into focus.

# A new bill introduced at the state legislature by longtime housing advocate Jessica Bateman would represent a sea change, limiting the ability of cities and counties to mandate high amounts of parking.

Mayor Bowser has said RFK is big enough for a stadium and everything else neighbors want. But with only 100 acres of developable land, the District will have to choose between new housing, retail, and community resources or a stadium with NFL-size parking lots.

Sara Bronin’s new book, Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World, is a deep, accessible dive into the prosaic realms of urban planning.

A city is widening spaces in two of its car parks to accommodate larger cars.

Dallas Cothrum: Dallas is debating parking ordinances again. The city should get away from parking minimums and let the market dictate how much land...

The slowest bus in Lower Manhattan is moving faster this week since congestion pricing began, bus drivers say.

Hundreds of cities have cut back parking requirements for real estate projects. That’s led to more housing development, but it has also resulted in backlash from residents.

Cities and states are leaning on zoning reform to help stem the housing crisis and create more affordable, livable neighborhoods.

Drive-thrus are discouraged and new buildings will be closer to the street after sprawling rezoning passes.