Austin Introduces 'Pay-By-Plate' System For Street Parking
The way Austinites pay for street parking is changing Tuesday. The Austin Transportation Department is shifting to a "pay-by-plate" model that will manage
The Cost Of Metered Street Parking In Austin Is Going Up
The cost of parking in a metered, on-street space in Austin is going up. Beginning Monday, Oct. 14, the standard meter rate around Austin will be $2 per
Mayor Karácsony Proposes Progressive Parking Fee System for Downtown Budapest
Mayor Karácsony proposed the introduction of a progressive parking fee system for downtown Budapest that would make the first 15 minutes free of charge.
Performance-based parking goes both ways, let your city’s first adjustment be a rate decrease. Demand for central city parking is, most likely, at all-time lows in many cities due to COVID-19 conce…
Downtown Spartanburg has plenty of parking. It just needs to better manage what it already has, parking consultant Todd Litman told Spartanburg leaders
Parking price could rise downtown after study shows thousands of empty spots
The parking meter was first used in Oklahoma City in the 1930's. Today, meters cost two dollars an hour to park downtown. Recently, a consultant recommended the city raise that price by 50 cents. “I definitely think there are going to be people who will struggle with the change, but again the purpose of this is to create turnover with on-street parking so that you would have the opportunity to get that perfect spot more often," said Michael Scroggins from Embark.
Getting There: Process of changing downtown parking to dynamic, tiered system moves forward
“Everyone think this is about a money grab, and it’s not,” said Julie Dixon, whose firm is leading the process of implementing the results of a parking study done by another firm. Instead, she said, the proposed changes are about creating a “sustainable” and efficient system.
Around 30 percent of Austin’s downtown traffic congestion can be attributed to drivers circling in search of a parking space. In order to solve that problem, Austin Transportation Department’s Parking Enterprise division has launched an effort to address the specific…
SUV owners to pay more for parking in the Plateau | CBC News
Luc Rabouin, the new Projet Montréal mayor of the borough, announced his intention to raise the permit prices for vehicles that produce more emissions at a council meeting earlier this month.
More Drivers, Fewer Parkers: Parking in Downtown Santa Monica is More Abundant Than Ever — Let’s Reclaim Our Streets
Santa Monica has 700 extra parking, as in available parking spaces no longer needed. The cost is the opportunity cost of squandering such a valuable resource.
The effects of smart-parking on transit and traffic: Evidence from SFpark
To alleviate many parking-related externalities, several rapidly growing cities globally are optimizing parking through “smart-parking” programs, invo…
Stop Giving Away Valuable Public Assets! A Fiduciary Obligation for
Cities significantly underprice their roads and parking facilities, forcing local taxpayers to subsidize out-of-town motorists. Municipal officials have an obligation to better manage these valuable