NYC Council eyes tying parking ticket fines to people's income
The bill was introduced by Brooklyn Councilman Justin Brannan and would launch a pilot program to create means-based financial penalties for civil transgressions.
Eastgate P&R of yesteryear / Photo by ECTran71 / Wikimedia Commons Ever since the advent of commuter express routes, park-and-rides (P&Rs) have been a mainstay in the built environment of t…
DOT is expanding car-share spots in the northeast Bronx. Locals say the agency has ignored calls to place the spots on private property instead of city streets.
Chicago's $1.1 billion metered parking deal upheld by appeals court
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.
City of Toronto receives more than 500 CaféTO curb lane café applications
News Release April 6, 2023 More than 500 restaurants and bars have applied for a City of Toronto CaféTO curb lane café patio this summer. These patios will enhance the vibrancy of Toronto’s streets and neighbourhoods and provide small businesses with the opportunity to serve more customers in outdoor dining spaces. City staff are reviewing […]
Carmel: city to launch public engagement on proposed paid parking initiative
Called the Parking and Congested Traffic (PACT) Program, the idea is launching with public engagement this spring, followed by a summer of refining draft plans before they are presented to the Carm…
510 proposed units + zero parking = controversy in Potrero
A large affordable housing complex will be built without parking. SFMTA is hoping that the lack of free parking will dissuade residents from bringing cars.
How parking lots across the US are being turned into housing
Right now, there are probably between 700 million and 2 billion parking places in the U.S. But the sea of American parking lots is slowly shrinking.As cities realize that they’ve built more parking than they need, dozens have eliminated parking requirements in new buildings. In California, any new construction near public transit no longer has to include parking. That means there’s room for more apartments, and rents can be lower. Here are nine recent parking lot transformations.
Amid a housing crisis, Richmond may rethink parking space requirements
Richmond could soon join the likes of New York City, Philadelphia and Atlanta as it considers eliminating mandatory minimum parking space requirements when new buildings are constructed.
How a Century of Transit Choices Courted ‘Disaster’
Decades of underinvestment in streetcar, bus and train service coupled with an increase in public funding and planning priorities to make roads fast, smooth and far-reaching, help explain today's transit situation.
LADOT wins $2M grant for DTLA “Code the Curb” pilot
The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) awarded the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) $2 million through the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) grant program. This grant will fund a pilot program to develop a digital inventory of curb assets and regulations in the Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA)...
Peter Calthorpe Has a Plan for More Housing in California
Through a state-mandated use of form-based codes and a focus on “grand boulevards” of underutilized commercial strips, the number of potential units expands by orders of magnitude.
In Paris Referendum, 89% of Voters Back a Ban on Electric Scooters
A referendum emphasized how many residents had come to regard the scooters as dangerous nuisances with little environmental benefit. Other cities were closely watching the vote.
Park Omaha to eliminate parking meter time limits, lowers rates
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.
In 1978 Toronto’s downtown had massive areas dedicated to surface parking. Over the past 40 years, real estate developers and city council have transformed these essentially vacant lots to accommodate some of Toronto’s most iconic structures,
Many cities are getting rid of spaces, freeing land for new development. “People are looking for a place to live, not to park,” said a Buffalo city official.
Park Omaha plans to upgrade downtown and midtown parking
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.