Going car-less in L.A.: The environmental benefits and economic costs
Transportation is the largest sector of planet-warming gases, yet Americans won't let go of their cars. Autos can mean freedom, but so can leaving them behind.
How A Car-Free Community in Phoenix Defeated Parking Minimums
Culdesac Tempe in the Arizona suburbs is creating desert-friendly housing for more than 1,000 people, none of whom will park on site.
Culdesac is the first bona fide car-free neighborhood in America
Culdesac, a mixed-use development in Tempe, Arizona, is billed as the “first car-free neighborhood built from scratch in the U.S.
How I Learned to Hate Cars, and What I'm Doing About It
Commentary: My journey down the anti-car rabbit hole.
‘Car-free’ development substantially built
A video of construction shows the public spaces taking shape at the innovative Culdesac Tempe, in Arizona. Designer: “Car-free is the future of New Urbanism.”
New Bill Would Create an Incentive to Go Car-Free in California
Bill from Senator Portantino would offer a tax credit to people who do not own cars
How To Bring ‘Zero Auto Ownership’ Out of the Shadows
Cars are so ubiquitous in the United States it’s hard for some people to believe it’s possible to live without one. But in order to meet a host of urgent local, regional and national environmental …
A Milwaukee apartment development that will target people who don't own cars gains first city approval.
The four-story, 53-unit building planned for the 1500 block of E, North Ave, will provide a relatively small number of parking spaces for residents.
Developers Offer Mobility Services to Lure Car-Free Renters
Residents of Culdesac Tempe, a no-cars-allowed development in Arizona, will receive a bundle of discounted mobility services when the first units open in 2022.
Does Arizona’s Parking-Free “Culdesac” Have a Future?
Culdesac’s marketing department wrote in an email that their refusal to build parking helped shave possibly $60/month off rents
The geography of carfree households in the United States
A map of the United States by census tract suggests that–except in a few remote and nearly roadless parts of Alaska–few households are carfree: In fact, a closer look reveals a differen…
Anticipated ‘car-free’ development moves forward
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.
Zoning Reformer in Chief
President Joe Biden wants you to lift your bans on duplexes, apartments, and car-free homes.
Brake check: Charlotte to get city’s first car-free housing development
Ground breaks on Capitol Quarters, Austin's first car-free multifamily housing development | Community Impact Newspaper
Developer Weaver Buildings said the project is aimed at urban commuters who are committed to getting around wiithout cars.
A parking space in downtown Toronto just sold for $123K
One of the greatest things about living in downtown Toronto is the ability to eschew driving: No car, no gridlock, no tickets, no exorbitant insura...
Parking So Prime, the Car Is Optional - The New York Times
In New York City, a parking spot can be a source of income or even a way to build community.
The Capital of Sprawl Gets a Radically Car-Free Neighborhood
On an empty lot near Phoenix, perhaps the most auto-addicted city in America, a start-up is betting $170 million on a more walkable future.
In Mid-Density Zones, Portland Has a Choice: Garages or Low Prices?
Portland's own analysis shows that bans on car-free homes are catastrophic for Portland households who seek affordable housing.
Tempe apartments for renters without cars are in the works
An apartment development with no parking for its expected 1,000 residents is going up across from a light rail station in Tempe.
New Arizona Development Bans Residents From Bringing Cars
A $140 million Arizona development is banning all privately owned cars in favor of scooters, bikes, and ride-sharing, testing demand for a new type of walkable neighborhood.