How Cities Can Use Paris as a Model for Implementing Safer Street Infrastructure
While New York City waits on the fate of its congestion pricing proposal to reduce car traffic, city officials can look to France for other policy options that could improve residents’ quality of life now and in the long term.
Wilmington is finally studying its parking needs. City Council says it's news to them
Following a council resolution calling for a comprehensive study of Wilmington's parking needs, the administration says it's been doing its own review.
Redwood City councilmembers raise parking concerns on affordable housing development
Redwood City held a special City Council meeting Monday to provide information on plans to construct a 100% affordable housing project at 112 Vera Ave. just off El Camino Real.
West Loop's Free Parking Coming To An End As Hundreds More Metered Spots Planned
The $4.75-per-hour spaces have been planned for years but were postponed because of the pandemic. Two aldermen say it's unlikely they can scale it back.
The only way Edlen could fit a parking space for every home in the downtown Walden building was through a mechanical stacking system that fits three cars into the space of one.
City of Montreal transforming LaSalle municipal parking lot into a park
The City of Montreal announced Tuesday it will be transforming a municipal parking lot in the LaSalle borough into a park. It will be located at the corner of 2nd Avenue and Centrale Street, near the commercial area. In a press release, the City said it is a strategic location that “will become a lively […]
New York Should Tax Parking Spaces, Not Streets, to End Standoff
Columnist Andrew Leahey says a tax on parking spaces would help address a budget shortfall in New York City and may be more politically viable than congestion pricing.
City of Yes: Parking Mandates Have Shaped New York ... For Worse - Streetsblog New York City
Mandated parking minimums have shaped the city since the 1950s, one Brooklyn block shows the impact of this restrictive zoning policy on housing stock.
City Council amends two area plans ‘in the spirit of Measure T’
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Changes to the Tourist Core Area Plan were on the table at City Council on Tuesday, June 18, alongside changes to the Tahoe Valley Area Plan. The city had similar...
Grand boulevards would solve the housing crisis, Calthorpe says
Redeveloping commercial corridors, using policies like AB 2011 in California, enables new housing at a scale big enough to eliminate the housing shortage in the US without displacement, argues a CNU
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.
Bike to Work Day is almost here, but cyclist safety remains a year-round project in Colorado
Bike to Work Day is June 26 this year. As cyclists hit the streets this summer, communities across Northern Colorado continue to work toward safer roads for all after a statewide increase in traffic-related cyclist fatalities last year.
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