When we talk about the problems associated with cars and transportation, we often focus on fatal accidents, or air pollution, or traffic jams. We less frequently consider how much sheer space cars take up in America’s cities. But let’s pause to give this some thought....

International study shows Australian cities designed around cars not walking, hampering bid to boost physical activity, says University of Melbourne researcher

The aim of this study was to explore effects of a major urban reconstruction on physical activity (PA) behavior by comparing PA intensity hotspots bef…

Many towns and cities have reallocated street space in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was done to allow more social distancing for physical activity and to provide space for restaurants to...

Despite San Jose’s lofty goal to reduce its carbon footprint, City Hall is eliminating a program that incentivizes people to drive electric vehicles. The city’s clean air parking permit program that provides free parking for electric vehicles at city-owned parking lots and on-street parking meters, is sunsetting at the end of June. The program began in 2001. But...

Cities won’t encourage more cycling if there’s nowhere to park your bike. This startup wants to change that.

An excerpt from the latest book on zoning argues for four approaches to reform that can immediately improve land use regulation in the United States.

PORTLAND — Citing environmental concerns and a lack of housing, an increasing number of cities and some West Coast states are reconsidering mandates that all homes, offices and businesses offer

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

Somehow, every discussion about reducing our automobile dependency gets turned into a "war on cars." The only option left is to reclaim the language.

Shelter is a necessity, yet approximately 17 out of every 10,000 people in the United States are unhoused. Public attention to homelessness has centered on individuals sitting and sleeping in publi...

The multilane arterial roadway is a central feature of post–World War II (WWII) suburbs that challenges efforts to create more transit-oriented regions. Retrofitting suburbs is an important plannin...

In Berlin, every second shopping trip to the city centre is made by foot or bicycle, and 27% by public transport. That’s higher than many people might have imagined and gives an image of a sustainable, thriving city. However, over the past two years, with many people staying away from busy areas, Berlin, like other

Charlotte City Council has adopted an ambitious framework that reimagines how residents get from point A to point B.

As Chicago faces the highest number of traffic-related deaths and injuries in years, the Department of Transportation is launching a new public forum hoping to address issues regarding pedestrian and bicyclist safety.

A new paper from America Is All In shows how communities can benefit from the low-carbon multi-modal approach. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, offers U.S. states and cities the chance to invest in transportation systems that modernize infrastructure, expand access and mobility for all people in a…

Removing cars from urban areas means lower carbon emissions, less air pollution, and fewer road traffic accidents. So why are residents so resistant?

The city failed to perform a state-required environmental analysis of its Minneapolis 2040 comprehensive plan, three environmentalists groups had argued in a lawsuit that.

Demolition work began this week on a Lower East Side park that is a focal point in the tension between the community and developers on the waterfront. The

Encinitas recently extended its safe parking program for homeless residents, though it has long been a point of contention for neighbors.

Environmental causes run into conflict with zoning reforms intended for environmental benefit once again, as the California Coastal Commission requires San Diego to reinstate parking requirements for ADUs.

Gard Pecor created a diagram comparing how much land in downtown Milwaukee is dedicated to garage and parking lots versus park and plaza spaces. Pecor’s map spurred conversations questioning how the area could be reimagined to create more people-centered spaces, and how that could be translated across the city.

Launched before the pandemic, this program has only become more relevant.

At least seven low-income housing developments funded by the state have eclipsed more than $1 million per apartment to build in the last two years.

San Jose, California, is now one step closer to removing a longstanding policy that has resulted in an oversupply of parking throughout the city, sprawl and higher housing costs. On

Yes, In My Backyard groups have formed in communities across the country to fight zoning and development practices that make housing less affordable.

Held every two years, the World Urban Forum is the premier global conference on urbanization convened by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). It brings together a wide range of participants from around the world to discuss major urban challenges facing the world today.

Where many urban planners are seeing the social benefits that lay dormant within these spaces others focus on the environmental impact of the common parking lot.

When Evan Kindler agreed to write a report on Parking Benefit Districts for an internship project, he didn’t know that he’d catch the parking reform bug.