What’s the deal with single-tenant retail buildings?
Single-story retail buildings can be an eyesore, and limit the public value of land in urban areas. But for landlords, they’re often a safer investment and relatively easy to manage. What does that mean if your objective is to increase urban density?
For nearly half a year, this small business owner has been ready to open his coffee shop…but the city is refusing to let him do so, all because of antiquated parking mandates.
West Palm Beach business owners say parking rate hike drives customers away
More than 30 business owners gathered at O'Shea's Irish Pub Wednesday to discuss the negative impact of the new parking regulations in West Palm Beach.
Mechanic Wins Right to Open His Shop in Ongoing Challenge to Pasadena’s Parking Minimum Law - Institute for Justice
HOUSTON—Today, a Harris County judge allowed Azael Sepulveda, the owner of Oz Mechanics in Pasadena, Texas, to open his shop while his lawsuit against the […]
Cities Force Businesses to Oversupply Parking Spaces. A Lawsuit Says That's Unconstitutional.
Azael Sepulveda is suing the city of Pasadena, Texas over its requirement that his autobody shop add 23 parking spaces he insists he doesn't need and can't afford.
San Diego Parking Reforms Work for Climate and Small Biz
San Diego small businesses, like Juan Pablo Sanchez’s Super Cocina, have reinvented parking lots to serve communities. A new proposal would make it easier for businesses to make these changes permanent.
City of Charleston looks at effort to waive parking requirements for businesses
The City of Charleston may be looking to get rid of minimum parking requirements for businesses on King Street. The proposal, brought on by a city councilman, hopes to bring the heart of the historic district back on its feet.
Council Post: Parking Your Cash: A Primer On The Unique Niche Of Parking Lot Investments
With the wild fluctuations in the stock market and unpredictability in many cyclical real estate sectors, investing in parking facilities can offer reliable, predictable income for decades.
We spent the time gathering parking data across Montreal -- both on-street and off-street -- and compared it with the vacancy rates on the city’s commercial arteries.
Houston's expansion of market-based parking is a step toward a more walkable city
Houston is probably not destined to be among the world’s most walkable cities. Between the mind-melting heat, the ankle-breaking sidewalks, the criss-crossing freeways and the seemingly endless sprawl, getting around by foot isn’t easy to do. Still, there’s no reason to succumb to nihilism. So I welcomed the Houston City Council’s vote last week expanding the city’s “market-based parking area” to cover parts of Midtown, Montrose and East Downtown, as well as downtown’s Central Business District. It’s a relatively modest reform, to be clear. The change will exempt some new developments in th...