Parking

Some advocates say providing RV dwellers with a safe space would be beneficial. Others warn it would just pour limited resources into another stop-gap housing measure instead of focusing on building permanent homes.

Eliminating free street parking is good for the environment, and good for the city, argues 2nd Ave. Sagas’ Benjamin Kabak

An apartment development with no parking for its expected 1,000 residents is going up across from a light rail station in Tempe.

“WE HAVE MET the enemy and he is us.” That well-worn 1960s line from the Pogo comic strip could easily be deployed to describe the situation of Boston-area employers who are reaching the end of their rope over the never-ending woes of regional traffic gridlock. Get the Daily Download Our news roundup delivered every weekday.Email*(...)

Understanding how much traffic is caused by cruising for curb parking is important because new demands are overloading the curb.

Luc Rabouin, the new Projet Montréal mayor of the borough, announced his intention to raise the permit prices for vehicles that produce more emissions at a council meeting earlier this month.

From imposing a tax on paid parking facilities to putting an end to distracted driving—Bostonians dish on how to fix the city's relentless traffic.

Congestion pricing could fund free transit, according to LA Metro CEO Phil Washington, which he said is a "lofty goal," but still a beneficial one to pursue.

Car culture has already been changed by bike and bus lanes. A transportation panel in Manhattan has floated the idea of eliminating free street parking entirely.

New Analysis by DePaul University’s Chaddick Institute of Metropolitan Development Models the Social Benefit of Booking Apps Like SpotHero

Winter Park city commissioners approved changes this week to the city's land development code aimed at curbing downtown parking problems.

A Boston Globe Spotlight Team report: Employers say they want more transit spending, but employee perks undercut those words and entice workers to drive.

A $140 million Arizona development is banning all privately owned cars in favor of scooters, bikes, and ride-sharing, testing demand for a new type of walkable neighborhood.

The DC Department of Transportation found the pilot created immediate safety improvements and made curbside deliveries more efficient.

This conceptual design reimagines the parking lot as something more productive.

You’ve probably been offered parking validation, as I have, at restaurants, grocery stores -- even the county Human Services office where I receive benefits (while working three jobs and freelancing on the side). But what if, like me, you don’t have a car? Which of these places will validate your visiting them by riding transit, biking, walking or scootering? This conversation came up recently on Twitter, when Julia Curran wrote about her experience asking businesses,

The city will leave it up to businesses to decide how many parking spaces they need in two center-city neighborhoods.

Shopper numbers in city centres are falling, leaving car parks empty – and councils are finding innovative ways to repurpose the space

The idea is to make development cheaper and encourage people to use greener modes of transport—but will that be the case?

Bar Harbor netted more than $1.5 million in its first season charging for downtown parking, three times the amount town officials said they expected from parking fees, fines and permits.

Santa Monica has 700 extra parking, as in available parking spaces no longer needed. The cost is the opportunity cost of squandering such a valuable resource.

Manhattanites worry about losing parking thanks to congestion pricing, but are those fears founded?

Santa Monica has long strived to be one of the most walkable places in Southern California.

For many Brooklynites, the destruction of Admiral’s Row and its extensive woodlands represents a tragic loss

Downtown L.A. follows Lancaster, Santa Monica, San Diego, San Francisco, Houston, and Cincinnati in eliminating unneeded parking requirements.

City officials want to revamp parking regulations for houses of worship and other site geared toward public assembly to facilitate more home construction. The changes have been pushed by a group of housing activists calling themselves YIGBY, for "Yes in God's Backyard."

We all need a place to live in. For many families, housing remains one of the biggest, and most critical, monthly expenses, one that has an impact on everything from their health to their children’s education. Cities must ensure that residents have access to housing that is both affordable, well-maintained, and has good access to jobs and services. This is the one policy that policymakers should make a priority to get it right.