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.
Subsidizing employer-paid parking clogs streets, boosts emissions and isn’t fair to commuters who can’t use this perk. But there’s an easy way to fix it.
COMING FROM NEWTON I should have known that Greater Boston has hundreds of wonderful little downtowns and village centers, the hearts of walkable neighborhoods. Newton itself has 13 villages. I grew up walking to downtown Newtonville for blue slush puppies and books at the branch library, now a senior center. In my 30s, I lived(...)
Modern cars are too BIG to fit in garages... causing parking chaos
Residential streets are becoming clogged with parked cars because larger modern vehicles no longer fit in garages, according to the RAC Foundation study.
Pleasantville's Dip in Meter Revenue Could Lead to New Parking Rules
The Pleasantville Village Board has enlisted BFJ Planning to explore downtown parking regulations and ways to improve it as the village experiences a sharp drop in parking permit & meter revenue.