How San Jose wants you to ditch your car - San José Spotlight
San Jose has relied on a decades-old parking space policy that has contributed to gridlock and a car-centric culture: Three out of four commuter trips in San Jose are made by one person occupying a single car. City officials are looking for ways around that. The San Jose City Council held a meeting Friday to discuss cutting...
D.C. parking, traffic tickets snowball into financial hardships
Traffic and parking tickets are issued more often in Black neighborhoods than White ones, according to data from D.C. analyzed by The Washington Post. Advocates for changing the District’s system of fees and fines say the disparities show that the city’s ticketing and traffic enforcement policies not only target Black drivers but criminalize poverty.
Affordable Housing and the Dubious Promise of Inclusionary Zoning
It doesn't create much new housing and distorts the housing market, providing little if any help for low-income households. It's no substitute for broad liberalization of zoning policies.
St. Paul eliminates parking minimums – Twin Cities
St. Paul on Wednesday became one of the first cities in the country to completely eliminate minimum off-street parking requirements as a zoning restriction.
End Mandatory Parking Rules!Analysis: Zoning Code Chokes City With Cars – Streetsblog New York City
The mandatory parking minimum law is the demon child of car culture and NIMBYism — but it is finally being attacked by progressive leaders. Where will Mayor Adams stand? He isn’t saying.
Curbing climate change requires an end to driving in cities
New U.N. climate report underscores the need to invest in infrastructure that encourages active mobility, get people back on public transit, and have cities reclaim roadways, writes Lime CEO Wayne Ting.
Here’s why Chicago needs an office of parking management – Streetsblog Chicago
If we really want to see the rapid development of bus lanes, or a protected bike lane network, or wider sidewalks, or pedestrian plazas, then we must also understand parking needs and manage parkin…
Building Momentum: Reform Parking, Reduce Traffic (Taming Traffic Series Pt.2)
Part two of the Taming Traffic webinar series will focus on the critical role that parking management plays in urban traffic reduction. Parking management ha...
Chicago Parking Meter Analysis: Renegotiation of parking meter deal saves money and sets stage for future turnaround — MyCuriousCity
By Chrissy Mancini Nichols Mar 18, 2014 This post first appeared at metroplanning.org Executive summary While I was with the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) I analyzed the 2013 Chicago parking meter concession renegotiation and found that the settlement will save the City of Chicago and
Vehicles Are Still Firmly in Control of City Streets
Surveys show Americans want more walkable cities and bike riding continues to grow. Yet urban streets are still designed and used like highways. Change is happening, but at a very slow pace, says urban expert Jeff Speck.
Why It Is Time to End Mandatory Parking Minimums in Dallas - D Magazine
Parking policies hide the cost of car travel by making it more difficult to build vibrant urban places. Until they are abolished, Dallas will never regrow its core.
This porous pavement helps prevent flooding by absorbing rain
When cities are covered in pavement, they more easily flood because stormwater can’t get into the ground. This alternative has tiny little holes to let rainwater through, while keeping pollution out.
Seattle struck a ‘grand bargain’ on housing. Now City Hall is reviewing the initial results
Most real estate developers paid fees to satisfy Seattle's affordable housing requirements last year. The city collected $68 million from the 224 projects subject to the city's Mandatory Housing Affordability program.