Cities' declining dependence on cars and commutes may point to a novel solution for the lack of affordable housing in cities, writes The Traffic Group's Wes Guckert.
Streets of the post-pandemic future: Retrofitting city streets for 21st century needs
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, streets have become an integral part of our public health infrastructure—they’re spaces to walk, exercise, play...
"DDOT Launches New Parking Permit System for DC Residents"
From DDOT:
"he District Department of Transportation (DDOT) launched ParkDC Permits, a new, centralized system for DC residents in Residential Permit Parking (RPP) Zones and their visitors to manage visitor, temporary, home health aide, and contractor parking permits via a single online portal.
City, Tesla strike deal to install 'Superchargers' at downtown parking garage | News | Palo Alto Online |
Eager to accelerate the public transition to electric vehicles, the City Council signed a deal last week with Tesla, allowing the company to install 19 vehicle chargers at the city-owned garage on Bryant Street.
Convert Street Parking to Outdoor Seating | Pedestrian Observations
It’s in the public interest for cities to convert the parking lanes of their major streets to outdoor seating, with chairs and tables. On the commercial avenue of the modern city, land use at…
THE REMARKABLE RESILIENCE of bus ridership through even the worst months of the pandemic has underscored the critical importance of this surface transportation mode to provide access to jobs and opportunities, especially for those not privileged to be able to work from home. Buses disproportionately carry low-income, essential workers who tend to have inflexible work(...)
RPV Launches Online Parking Reservation System For Portuguese Bend Reserve | Random Lengths News
Random Lengths News RPV Launches Online Parking Reservation System For Portuguese Bend Reserve | The Los Angeles Harbor Area's Only Independently owned news magazine serving San Pedro, Wilmington, Carson, Lomita, Torrance, Long Beach, Rancho Palos Verdes and Harbor Gateway.
What’s the future of expanded outdoor dining in Tampa Bay? It differs by city
CLEARWATER — There’s a glimmer of nightlife in downtown Clearwater. Sandwiched between North Osceola Avenue and North Garden Avenue along the 400 and 500 blocks of Cleveland Street, patrons gather on a recent weekend for Sip and Stroll, an outdoor food and drink event that has been happening the third Saturday of every month since October 2020. It started as a way for Clearwater restaurants to ...
Spare change is changing lives thanks to refurbished parking meters in Lynchburg
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.’
Chicago Parking Meters hit with potential class-action suit for ‘unreasonable 75-year monopoly’ - Chicago Sun-Times
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.
Cars and parklets don’t mix: SF searches for solutions after recent accidents - The San Francisco Examiner
Andrew Fidelman got the call in the middle of the night from a friend delivering bad news: The parklet outside his wine bar had been demolished by a speeding car.
Letters to the Editor — Rep. Ronny Jackson, COLA for teachers, Medicaid in Texas, parking in Dallas
Re: “Congressman: Biden should take cognitive test — Putin disagrees, says he ‘does not miss a thing, trust me,’” Sunday news story. Ah yes. Coming to the...
Report: How to Prioritize Housing and Right-Size Parking at Transit Stations – Streetsblog California
TransForm analyzed plans for housing at several urban rail stations, offering ideas about how to best achieve goals on reducing single occupant vehicle trips to transit stations.
Seattle’s new zero-emissions delivery hub is an experiment in slashing e-commerce emissions
Companies can make centralized deliveries to the hub and then use more sustainable methods to get them to your door. It’s a testing ground for experiments to improve our new delivery-based economy.