Parking

Greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation and building sectors have increased as a share of overall climate-related pollution since the 1990s, but policymakers can make it easier and more affordable to cut these emissions through land-use regulations.

New efforts by federal and state authorities to encourage the construction of housing in walkable and transit-rich communities suggests that many cities’ best chance at progressive zoning ref…

Clean air in Utah is on the horizon, but it requires Utahns to make a sacrifice when it comes to transportation via car.

The third and final installment of Planetizen's examination of the role of the planning profession in both perpetuating and solving traffic congestion.

The man used his IT skills to hack into the computer system and he increased the credit on his parking account by a value of €270.

The reform proposal, authorized by the state’s anti-sprawl laws, is up for a vote this week.

A redevelopment of a 1980s strip center in a suburban town programs urban-style mixed uses with 1,500 fewer parking spaces than would have been required without sharing.

Denver's doubly high parking meter prices aren't deterring people from driving and parking downtown.

Over 200 other cities in the U.S. have removed on-site parking requirements in some form or another. ... [Annapolis doesn't] have to blaze this path, but we should heed the lessons learned by others who already have.

The city’s decision to reinstate parking requirements for housing developments will likely slow the recent boom of ‘missing middle housing’ construction.

Back when COVID-19 ravaged New York City and turned the city’s transportation needs upside down, significant portions of the road space were repurposed for non-car use. From bike lanes to public seating and urban parks, roads that previously saw gridlocked traffic were nearly instantly transformed into public spaces that benefitted a wider group of residents. […]

Dust off your walking shoes, cause pedestrian streets are back, baby.

What if any American could tell at a glance how her unique local land use policies influence the way she and her neighbors get around, without having to dig through a mountain of arcane jargon to g…

The end of an experiment in old-fashioned urbanism.

Daniel Baldwin Hess, University at Buffalo, and Jeffrey Rehler, University at Buffalo For urban planners, parking rules established decades ago have become a contentious 21st-century challenge. Parking takes up about one-third of land area in U.S. cities; nationwide, there are an

Ditching double garages and easing minimum parking requirements could unlock more low-cost homes in Perth's desirable areas, planners say.

More than 30 business owners gathered at O'Shea's Irish Pub Wednesday to discuss the negative impact of the new parking regulations in West Palm Beach.

Plan would create the equivalent space of 13 Central Parks to be used for 500 miles of dedicated bus lanes and 500 miles of protected bike lanes

Cars are so ubiquitous in the United States it’s hard for some people to believe it’s possible to live without one. But in order to meet a host of urgent local, regional and national environmental …

This month, we talk to urban designer and planner Peter Calthorpe about his big idea for making California and the rest of the nation more earth-friendly and affordable.

Building walkable communities with easy access to public transit is key to reducing our reliance on cars and achieving environmental goals, writes the CEO of Keolis North America.

The sticking point: Should developers be allowed to build near high-speed bus lines without providing parking if they create extra affordable housing?

The four-story, 53-unit building planned for the 1500 block of E, North Ave, will provide a relatively small number of parking spaces for residents.

You can build it, but they won’t park there.

City guidelines mandating minimums for parking lots in Ann Arbor may soon be dissolved.

The parking spots, on the south side of Cornelia Avenue west of Clark Street, were removed this week and replaced with a wider sidewalk and full-height curb.

San Diego provides strong evidence that eliminating parking mandates supports, rather than undermines, affordable housing production.

The city is partnering with curb management company Automotus for the next year to decrease idling, congestion and other safety and efficiency issues, especially in the central business district.