A Bronx Fail: Republican dons “big government” hat
The city doesn’t require multifamily developers to include fitness rooms, swimming pools or resident lounges in their buildings. But it does require them to include parking. Am I comparing apples to oranges? I think not. These amenities enhance quality of life for the people who use them but also make housing more expensive. For some […]
Can We Go Beyond Car Primacy—To Policymaking that Serves People and Places First? | Sightline Institute
Anna Zivarts is a low-vision non-driver, a mom, and an advocate for transportation, housing affordability, and disability mobility rights. She was born with the neurological condition nystagmus — which, for her, means that she doesn’t drive. She gets around her city of Seattle mostly by foot, bike, and transit. She’s not alone; fully one third ... Read more
Since the 1990s, planners have envisioned a walkable Tysons. Is it working?
Since the 1990s, Fairfax County planners have imagined turning Tysons into “a place where people want to be.” How’s that going? Let’s look at the state of walkability and bikeability in Tysons, and how to make it better.
It’s Obvious: Gutting Your Downtown for Parking Won’t Help Local Businesses
Local governments that follow a “mindlessly pro-business” approach sacrifice community well-being in the name of commerce, but end up devastating their cities’ downtowns by misunderstanding what helps an area succeed economically. It’s time to realize that helping local businesses means helping the
Without New Regulations, Self-Driving Cars Could Make Our Transportation System Even Worse
Op-ed: In the decade or so before driverless cars roll out en masse, lawmakers must take the time to develop regulations that maximize their benefits and minimize their harms.
It’s Not Just Highways. The Time For Street Reform Is Now.
Op-Ed: If we want to address barriers to access, and the public health and climate impacts of car-dependence, we must make it easier for non-drivers to get around our communities.
Listen: An argument against free parking in cities
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Opinion: To Lower Housing Production Costs, Put People Before Parking
"There is a real solution: end the off-street parking requirements mandated by archaic zoning laws enacted when gas was cheap and full of lead, elevated trains were being torn down, and flying cars were the future. With climate change now posing an existential threat, it is time to move on."
Editorial: California's backward laws prioritize housing cars over people. Let's fix that
Cities often cling to parking requirements because Californians have come to expect abundant free parking. That comes at the expense of affordable housing.
In most California cities, whenever developers construct a new building, local governments force them to provide a certain amount of parking as well. These rules – minimum parking requirement…