Four Ways Automotive Regulators Could Save Pedestrian Lives
America’s top regulatory agency is failing its mandate to “keep people safe on America’s roadways” — and to truly accomplish it, they need to fundamentally change the way they operate.…
MIT research finds that commuting distances are standard regardless of city size
Researchers from the MIT Senseable City Lab have produced a series of maps visualizing commuting habits across Chinese cities. Titled Potato Project, the study used mobile phone location data from 50 million individuals across 234 cities to understand commuting patterns between a person’s home...
Electric Vehicles: A Solution to Climate Change but a Challenge for Roads
This August, California legislators proposed an ambitious, sweeping ban prohibiting the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035 in an effort to reduce vehicle emissions and fight climate change. California leads the nation in efforts to limit the rapid warming of our planet through both legislation and conscientious consumption. The mandated increase in demand for electric vehicles (EVs) must spark an increase in supply as well; indeed, both domestic and international auto manufacturers have set targets to scale electric vehicle […]
The open streets of the pandemic reclaimed public space for pedestrians and bicyclists. From Bogotá to New York to Stockholm, some of those changes have become permanent.
California Relaxes Parking Mandates to Free Up Multifamily Development—But Will Neighbors and Lenders Approve? - Urban Land Magazine
It’s well-established that California suffers one of the most pernicious housing crises among the states. Rampant unaffordability, ever-increasing numbers of unhoused, and battles between housing advocates and neighborhood opponents are rampant. But in the last year, the state's government has taken robust legislative steps toward stemming these calamities.
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How Developers Respond to Parking Reform - Transfers Magazine
Parking reforms in Seattle led developers to provide significantly less parking supply, leaving more space for the city to build housing and other needs.
Parking Reform Takes Off on the West Coast | JD Supra
Starting January 1, 2023, real estate developers in Oregon and California will no longer be required to build off-street parking facilities for certain projects located near public transit.
New state law seeks to reduce parking minimums in high-transit areas. Redwood City is already on its way
Many cities in California require new residential or commercial developments to provide onsite parking spaces, but the changes are nothing new to Redwood City, where updated parking standards have been under consideration for some time, according to city officials
Car Dependency Starts in the Parking Lot | Kittelson & Associates, Inc.
The way we plan and build our transportation systems has a direct impact on us. Our industry has recognized that many patterns of these transportation systems originate in the parking lot.
International Urban Planning and Environment Congress | 10times
15 people interested. Check out who is attending ✭ exhibiting ✭ speaking ✭ schedule & agenda ✭ reviews ✭ timing ✭ entry ticket fees. 2022 edition of International Urban Planning and Environment Congress will be held at Tartu starting on 29th July. It is a 4 day event organised by Tallinn University of Technology and will conclude on 01-Aug-2022.
Vox/Mobility Lab video: The high cost of free parking
When Steve Jobs pitched Apple’s new California campus - which opened earlier this year - he wanted to turn parking lots into green landscapes. But the city of Cupertino demanded 11,000 parking spots, which put