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Presents reducing parking minimums as good Republican policy.

Toronto has been ranked the seventh-worst city in the world for congestion, with drivers losing 118 hours in traffic last year.

As much development as we see, it’s simply not enough to keep up.

The United Way recommends a statewide set of special land use rules for affordable developments in towns that haven't hit the target, new flexibility from local use restrictions, minimum lot size requirements, maximum floor-area-ratio, and parking minimums.

These overarching trends affect the decisions communities are making around transportation design, street space, Cites neding minimum at the end.

Includes parking reform measures

Half of the rebates would go to low-income residents.

California and many local governments are scrapping requirements that once made cars the center of the urban landscape.

With billions of dollars available to improve transportation infrastructure, states have a chance to try new strategies for addressing congestion. But some habits are hard to break.

While the auto industry is undergoing an electric vehicle (EV) revolution, one of the industry's offspring is experiencing a quieter but notable sea change as well.

Congress passes a new $85 million grant program aimed at zoning reform. The funding represents a new and significant incentive and support for local zoning reform and planning for housing affordability.

Instead of desperately trying to reduce road congestion in the short term, politicians should be using traffic as a tool for making urban transport more sustainable, writes Phineas Harper.

History of zoning in the United States and how it has impacted cities

“Keep on fighting, that’s the message – it’s worth it,” insists Michael Glotz-Richter, Senior Project Manager for Sustainable Mobility at the Municipality of Bremen. He would know. The idea of car sharing was one of the first things to hit his desk when he started working for the city back in 1990, and in 2020

High-income travelers pay the bulk of congestion pricing fees, according to a new UK study. Others tend to change their travel behavior and would benefit from better travel options.

Plan to restrict car journeys in Oxford becomes lightning rod for fears of global assault on freedoms

Restaurateurs are reconsidering the worth of their outdoor dining structures.

The surge of traffic deaths in the first year of the pandemic can’t be completely explained by quarantine-emptied roads that made speeding easy — and new data on who, exactly, was involved in…

Study finds drivers spending up to a fifth of pre-tax income on running a car as lack of infrastructure deters people from cycling

In what could be a model for cities across America, Cincinnati is creating an in-house team to build safer streets for people who walk and roll, and vaulting over one of the most common roadblocks …

Center for Neighborhood Technology

The projects will be funded by the Southern California Association of Governments.

Hundreds of bills were signed into CA law - many of which will go into effect in 2023. One law will impact how much parking will be included in new housing p...

San Jose, Calif., recently became the largest U.S. city to strike down minimum parking requirements for new housing development. The city reversed zoning devised in the 1950s that reputedly gave it the worst sprawl of parking space in northern California.

Parking garages and other forms of mandated vehicle storage capacity are generally...not good. So, in the spirit of the season (of tax-deductible giving), pl...

On September 22, 2022, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 2097, a sweeping override of local parking regulations for projects located within one-half…

The Planning Report is the insider's guide to urban planning and infrastructure in Southern California

The city should reduce the amount of land devoted to cars, so more housing can be built.

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Salt Lake City is looking to change electric vehicle infrastructure policy. Here’s what you need to know.