Wilmington towing revenue, parking enforcement systems called into question | The Latest from WDEL News | wdel.com
If Wilmington largely halted towing for most of last year during the COVID-19 pandemic, then why did the city make more than $55,000 in tow release fees in 2020?
Minneapolis Planning Commission approves a parking requirement change that may impact future developments around the University
The Minneapolis Planning Commission approved an ordinance last week that would get rid of parking minimums for new developments beginning in late May as an attempt to make the city less car-dependent.
Council on Parking Operations proposes 10 percent increase in parking permit rate for upcoming year
Student permits will increase by $18 — $180 to $198. Faculty and staff permits have three tiers to reflect benefits levels. The tiers will have just shy of a 10 percent increase.
New Orleans city leaders want more 'transit-oriented' neighborhoods; Here’s what that means | Local Politics | nola.com
Mayor LaToya Cantrell's administration is studying how to use a coming redesign of New Orleans' public-transportation system to create housing, retail and public amenities along new transit routes in the
Culdesac in Tempe, Arizona, a model community that combines urbanism with technology, is demonstrating an untapped demand for car-free living. Opticos Design won a merit award in the Emerging Projects category of CNU's 2021 Charter Awards.
Multimodal-friendly Shoal Creek residences in the works
A new residential building that embraces multimodality is in the works for downtown Austin. Plans for Shoal Cycle, an infill redevelopment at 812 West 11th Street, were submitted to the city on Monday and include a request for a height increase.
End Central Planning for Parking - Marginal REVOLUTION
Donald Shoup’s Letter in support of California’s AB 1401 which deregulates parking is a marvel; funny, incisive, economically informed. Brilliant. California has been waiting for AB 1401 for a long time. In 2005, the American Planning Association published The High Cost of Free Parking, an 800-page book in which I argued that minimum parking requirements […]
Commentary: What do parking requirements have to do with affordable housing? – Streetsblog Denver
When I entered the affordable housing world, one thing I didn’t count on was how many projects across Denver don’t even pass the visioning stage. There are a variety of reasons for this, mainly rev…
How restrictive zoning shut the middle class out of Greenwich, Conn.
Nick Abbott examines Greenwich, Conn., where the effects of restrictive zoning policies are particularly pronounced across the town’s segregated neighborhoods, its racially imbalanced schools, and its sky-high property values
Opinions differ on changes to Emerald Isle beach parking
Changes to paid parking in one Crystal Coast town are catching the attention of those in eastern North Carolina. NewsChannel 12's Megan Scarano recently reported on the Emerald Isle parking changes, and she was at Tuesday's commissioners' meeting when the topic was discussed. In the meeting, officials said that over the past two weeks, people have spent an average of $5 to $6 on paid parking.