Parking

A new analysis finds that streets take up about 18% of urban space in major U.S. counties. That’s $959 billion worth of land.

Donald Shoup, the author of the seminal planning book "The High Cost of Free Parking," explains how parking requirements have poisoned cities and why poor planning is to blame.

FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WV News) — Fairmont City Council passed four planning and zoning ordinances during its meeting Tuesday evening, paving the way for easier development and redevelopment by residents and

A popular Ontario tourist destination that was completely overwhelmed with visitors last summer is imposing huge fines and will now charge out-of-towners to use the beach in order to avoid overcrowding.

Before anyone had ever heard of COVID-19, cities throughout the United States were experiencing significant changes in their traditional traffic and parking pat

After this, it'll take a supermajority vote for a Connecticut city to re-ban ADUs.

The city has approved hundreds of outdoor dining permits since the pandemic began. Yet despite causing a big loss in parking across the city, the program appears to have widespread support.

They say no to everybody.  That’s the answer a La Crosse woman got from City Hall when she asked to have a special handicapped parking space reserved outside her house, and was turned down.  Eileen Kennedy tells the La Crosse board of public works this week that she would like a handicapped space designated outside […]

Longtime Main Street small businesses say pay machines frustrate, turn away customers

Richmond City Council members on Tuesday advanced a proposal to study striking rules about the minimum number of parking spaces new developments must have.

Tacoma has taken another step in its land use reform process to equitably house people and undo a legacy of exclusionary zoning. Home In Tacoma — an equitable affordable housing strategy &#82…

Rachel Herbert owns three cafes in San Francisco. All sit next to parks that draw heavy picnic crowds and provide a respite of fresh air from some of The City’s more crowded neighborhoods.

(KNSI) - Major changes to parking in downtown St. Cloud begin next month. Starting June 1, there will be no fr...

The report reveals increased personal car use has continued on a distressingly steep rise, even while foot traffic and office building occupancy remained on par or below March levels.

Restaurant owners like Allan Rodriguez are happy to hear they can likely keep their additional seating outdoors for six more months.

The outdoor dining set-ups many restaurants created due to COVID-19 restrictions took over 8,500 parking spots away from the city.

SPEARFISH — To help solve a handicap parking space deficit, Spearfish city officials have approved converting six existing parking spaces in the downtown central core business district into handicap accessible

Action News Jax is investigating new parking prices in downtown Jacksonville including signage some are calling misleading.

(2021). The Width and Value of Residential Streets. Journal of the American Planning Association. Ahead of Print.

So far, the message to motorists seems to be: C’mon back. But Philadelphia needs to retain the public space clawed back from the automobile during the pandemic.

Nearly final plan for E Street Greenway identifies how a current parking lane will be transformed into a linear park with playful amenities

Three-quarters of New York’s street space is dedicated to the movement and storage of vehicles. These renderings imagine what else that space could be used for.

In a Q&A with WFAE's Steve Harrison, Ron Tober, the first chief executive of the Charlotte Area Transit System, says the rail plan misses opportunities uptown, by the airport and with Mecklenburg’s northern towns.

The order responds to recent lawsuits from the owners of Turtle Swamp Brewing and their landlord, Monty Gold, who are exploiting Boston’s parking rules to delay affordable housing development…

People who live near hospitals or railway stations could earn easy money by renting out their driveways to people looking for a carpark.

Despite the backlash from those who argued that free, super-convenient parking is a social justice issue, the city installed the pay-and-display boxes, and the meters were activated this morning.

Pay-to-park meters are being installed at two of Montrose Harbor's most popular attractions, as well as in several parts of Lincoln Park.

Would;t it be nice to park your car for free? That's something many of us think of when we roll up to a parking meter in the DMV. Well, some Metro employees in Montgomery County have figured out a way to get free parking, and they're using invalid disabled parking placards to do it. That's what the 7News I-Team uncovered after a two-month investigation looking at Metro workers who park outside a bus garage in Bethesda, Maryland. WMATA bus garage.

The rates for parking meters will be based on popularity; more popular spots will cost more while less popular parking will be cheaper.

One of the last free public parking lots along the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago will see parking meters go into action on Thursday, as city officials look for additional funds to help close budget gaps. The action, agreed to in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s last budget, has encountered criticism, as park-goers say it will reduce accessibility for the public…