More evidence that business receipts rise with parking costs.

Spread the love Olivier Zuida Le Devoir The announcement of the extension of pricing hours last month raised an outcry from traders. After the controversy surrounding the extension of parking meter charging hours last month, the administration of Valérie Plante decided to maintain the moratorium on the project “until further notice”. “We took the concerns of the partners very seriously and it is in this perspective that we went to meet them over the past two weeks. We will take

A U.S. appeals court on Friday declined to reinstate a lawsuit from Chicago drivers who claimed the city's costly parking meter rates were derived from a 75-year, $1.1 billion contract with a private company in violation of U.S. antitrust law.

The meter vs. kiosk debate is over — the meters won. Last week, the Spokane City Council approved a $1.8 million contract to buy 880...

The new payment system aims to increase Omaha's on-street parking turnover in high-demand areas, which aims to help drivers find available parking more quickly and decrease traffic congestion.

OMAHA: Infrastructure updates stretching from the Old Market to Blackstone will change the city's parking infrastructure, starting in the next few months: lower initial rates, no more time limits, and changes to parking garages. Park Omaha says its most notable change is lowering initial street parking meters to $1 for the first two to three hours. The rate will progressively increase the longer a vehicle stays parked, eliminating time restrictions.

Arlington's Parking team is preparing to launch a 3-year pilot project to learn more about how we can make metered parking in our two Metro-rail corridors work better for businesses, customers, residents, and workers. As the team prepares to deploy new technology to measure demand for parking, come learn more about the Pilot Project and share your input on the project goals with our team.

Nashville parking meters within the Interstate 40 loop will move to 24/7 enforcement early next year.

Outdated meters have been replaced with electronic stations that allow drivers to pay from anywhere and make parking enforcement simpler.

Parking charges based on timing or vehicle type, for example, can encourage drivers to consider alternative forms of transit.

Denver's doubly high parking meter prices aren't deterring people from driving and parking downtown.

The increase will take effect Feb. 26.

ST. PETE BEACH — During budget hearings this summer, city commissioners may vote to hike the price of parking in a metered space from $3.25 to $5 an hour, and

Cash will not be accepted at the parking kiosks.

ParkIndy will bump up parking meter rates in certain parts of Indianapolis in April, its first rate increase in 10 years.

Parking is about to get more expensive in Portland as the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) seeks to close its funding gap and disincentivize solo car trips. Transportation leaders and parking reform advocates say the cost is more reflective of the true cost of driving a car that has long been subsidized with city funds. “We’re working hard to develop pricing options and complementary strategies that support the climate, equity, and mobility outcomes that we...

Lancaster City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a proposal to increase the city’s on-street parking rates to $2.50 an hour, an increase of $1.

While it’s possible to cope with the horrible parking deal through design and policy, we really need to abolish it altogether.

New York City can use our 32,000 acres of roadway to prevent flooding and adapt to climate change, support transportation alternatives and better goods movement, and expand access to economic opportunity. Here's how.

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

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.

Leaders across Wellington arts, culture and hospitality sectors are all in agreement the council has its planned parking changes wrong.

More metered parking could be coming to Pismo Beach and the plan would install new parking meters down one of the most popular streets in town.

The group collected $1,000 in recent months, and with help from other organizations, turned it into $4,000. They made the donation Wednesday to Red Truck Ministries, which serves areas of Central Virginia considered to be ‘food deserts.’

Changes are coming for those with handicap placards and license plates, but a new permit will exempt certain people from paying for metered parking.

The complaint, filed Wednesday in federal court in Chicago, says the deal with the city has brought increased parking rates and restrictions on other forms of travel.

Conversations about downtown Jefferson City parking went beyond a proposed new parking garage during Thursday's Public Works and Zoning Commission meeting.

If you drive in downtown Milwaukee, you've probably noticed more open parking spaces, but good news for drivers may be bad for the city budget.

The City of Penticton is continuing to make changes to its new downtown paid parking expansion, adding more free 10-minute spots and allowing the purchase of smaller increments of time on the meters after community feedback.

The next time you park in St. Louis City, be prepared to pay up.