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Reimagining downtown Des Moines' parking lots
Expect development to happen quickly after Wells Fargo and Principal decide to sell.
Parisians vote in favour of tripling parking costs for SUVs
The referendum comes as the city aims to reduce emissions by targeting wealthy drivers in large, polluting cars
A Slow and Steady (but Bittersweet) Victory Against Arcane Parking Mandates
No thanks to parking mandates, it took two years of fighting to get this local coffee shop open in Dallas…but even then, it wasn’t a total win for its owner.
Lincoln City Council Mulls Over Groundbreaking Plan to Modernize P…
The City Council of Lincoln, Nebraska, is considering a proposal to modernize city parking requirements and phase out commercial parking lots, a move that could make Lincoln the first city in Nebr…
Book Review: Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World by Henry Grabar - Donald Shoup, 2024
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Restaurants say parklets taking up San Francisco parking spaces are necessary
Parklets, those outdoor dining options that flourished during the pandemic, are creating tensions in some of San Francisco's commercial corridors.
From parking lot to public park: Richmond buys historic Mayo Island
Pieced together by one generation and paved over by another, an island in the middle of the James River could finally have a new future as a public park.
Minneapolis exploring secure bike parking program
Giving people a secure place to lock up their wheels is one key to convincing people to take more trips by bike.
London could introduce SUV parking charge, Sadiq Khan indicates
Mayor says he will monitor Paris’s plan to triple levies for large vehicles and could copy policy if it cuts emissions and pollution
Just blow it all up? Bill would kill most zoning across KY for more housing.
Paris SUV vote sets up Europe’s battle over large cars
Sunday’s referendum will decide whether to raise parking fees for vehicles that are getting bigger and more popular
City council bans new surface lots downtown as city planner says there's 'oversupply' of parking
Cincinnati City Council voted Wednesday to ban new surface parking lots in downtown, with some exceptions.
Parking regulations could use an overhaul in the Isles
Letters: Why building housing with no parking spots is good for San Francisco
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Parking paralysis: Developers, activists, and city officials say parking requirements are blocking needed development
With concerns over a lack of affordable housing dominating headlines, communities across the country are starting to reconsider the issue of mandatory parking minimums.
Columbia's downtown has more parking than you think - and that brings its own challenges
A recent study shows the area is almost 40% parking lots.
From university town to density town: Charlottesville passes huge zoning reform
In December 2023, the Charlottesville City Council unanimously passed sweeping pro-housing reforms that abolished mandatory parking minimums, modernized the permitting process, legalized duplexes citywide, and more.
Parking Lots Cause More Heat and Flooding--Here's How 100 U.S. Cities Rank
A new index scores U.S. cities by the amount of land they provide for parking. Sunbelt cities top the list
Half of new cars too wide for on-street parking, says new research
New T&E research has found that new cars in Europe are getting 1cm wider every two years, on average, and are too wide for on-street parking.
As Stamford Grows 11.5%, Parking at Issue
STAMFORD – A parking study that began three weeks before the onset of COVID-19 has been released, concluding that the pandemic added to events that were already shifting patterns in the city. Changes in population and the workforce that unfolded between 2010 and 2020, the first year of the pandemic, substantially affected parking demand, the […]
Parking revenues rebound at Minneapolis meters, ramps
Minneapolis hit its parking revenue goals for the first time since the pandemic hit.
Durham County Council to rethink end of free parking after outcry
Durham County Council will rethink removing the Free After Two parking scheme, which ended in January.
Westminster launches emissions-based parking charges to tackle poor air quality | Westminster City Council
Cities are ditching parking minimums. Here’s what mayors can do next to promote livable cities.
50+ US cities and towns have eliminated their off-street parking minimums. What can they add in place of parking? A new transit option that’s the next step a greener, more livable city.
EDITORIAL | State bill aims to put people before parking
Proposed state legislation would remove mandatory minimum parking requirements.
Proposal to eliminate large commercial parking lots in Lincoln clears first hurdle
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission recommended approving a plan to eliminate minimum parking requirements in most commercial and industrial areas in hopes of eventually eliminating sprawling parking lots.
1 in 5 Manhattan parking garages inspected so far have unsafe conditions
Newly required inspections found 110 parking garages with unsafe conditions; one of the structures was shut down.
Berkeley High likely to drop plan for $27M teachers' parking garage
A workaround approved by the City Council will let Berkeley High teachers park on residential streets. The school board is expected to drop its plan for a $27 million garage on Milvia Street.
Paving a parking lot to put up an award-winning paradise in Burlington
Phase one of National Homes’ Northshore community took home gold, earning the Ontario Home Builders’ Association (OHBA) Prestige award for Project of the Year, High or Mid-Rise.