Op-ed: Data on parking tickets, mobility deserts, and dynamic pricing can help cities move away from a punitive system and towards one with equity and accessibility woven throughout.
Car culture in the U.S. spurred a parking boom since the early 1900s. As a result, cities are chock full of parking lots and garages. Cheddar explains why this happened and the often unseen damage it's doing to our urban centers.
Bend City Council considering removing parking requirements | Local&State | bendbulletin.com
Getting rid of parking requirements is being considered in Bend, with advocates arguing fewer requirements lead to a more sustainable and affordable future and opponents arguing no requirements will cause
City to reserve more parking spaces for carsharing
The city’s pilot project to provide street and municipal-lot parking spaces for carshare services was successful, and the program would be made permanent, the city’s Department of Transportation announced. At Smith and Butler streets in Cobble Hill, the site of two on-street carshare spaces, on Earth Day, DOT Commissioner Hank Gutman announced the program would expand from 14 pilot …
Cities Need Housing. Parking Requirements Make it Harder.
California was a pioneer in minimum parking mandates, which drive up housing costs and climate emissions. Now the state is ready to lead the nation in reclaiming our cities from parking lots.
Getting There: New $3/hour parking rates, fines could come soon to downtown Spokane
Apr. 26—Just imagine you're fully vaccinated and COVID-19 cases have plummeted. Feeling safe, you decide to attend your first live concert since the pandemic began when Wilco and Sleater-Kinney roll into town. (Who put those two bands together, anyway?) Meeting up with friends for drinks ahead of the show, the ghost of Bing Crosby must be watching over you, because you manage to nab a parking ...
Will the EV Revolution Kill the Parking Reform Movement? – Streetsblog USA
As President Biden pushes to install electric vehicle chargers across America, some advocates are wondering where they will all go – and if the effort will deal a blow to the movement reform parkin…
Dorchester apartment building aimed at homeless families rejected
The Zoning Board of Appeal today rejected a proposal by the non-profit Heading Home to replace a crumbling 10-unit apartment building at 37 Wales St. in Dorchester with 23 new apartments rented to families trying to get out of homelessness. Read more.
Thread by @MichaelManvill6: The California APA @APACalifornia is once again opposing parking reform. They done this before, and it's shortsighted and disappointing. A thread. By this point there’s basically a conse...…
Councilors look to shrink parking lots | News | normantranscript.com
Norman citizens may see fewer parking spaces but more businesses if a committee pursues a plan to implement a parking maximum for new commercial development.
San Jose, California looks to reduce or eliminate parking requirements
City officials could run into opposition from homeowners worried about parking space hunters invading their neighborhoods and from residents in high-density areas already battling for spots.
It's car vs car on the central Auckland street where parking is free
Every weekday morning, a group of Auckland city commuters fight to claim one of 10 free car parks. How long can this 'secret oasis' last?
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PROTOTYPE “WALK” NEIGHBOURHOOD HAS BECOME FREE PARKING LOT – TRANSIT 🇭🇰 JAM
GUEST COLUMN BY WALTRAUT RITTER One of the oldest neighbourhoods in Hong Kong, characterised by relatively low-rise buildings, small lanes, and no through traffic, Tai Ping Shan (meaning “Peace Hil…
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