London lands world's first automatic electric-vehicle parking system | CBC News
Imagine using your smartphone to summon your car to exit the parking garage and pick you up at your front door. It may sound futuristic, but if a new system unveiled in London Wednesday is a success, the option may be just around the corner.
Daimler and Bosch’s driverless parking gets OK to operate without human supervision
We’ve reached a new milestone in the long road to getting AI-based self-driving systems to be truly autonomous. Daimler and Bosch have now received approval from German regulators to run their automated driverless parking function without a human safety driver behind the wheel — making this the world’s first fully automated driverless SAE Level 4 parking […]
What can our cities do about sprawl, congestion and pollution? Tip: scrap car parking
The global trend is to free up valuable city space by reducing parking and promoting other forms of transport that don't clog roads and pollute the air. Australian cities are still putting cars first.
“The right to have access to every building in the city by private motorcar in an age when everyone possesses such a vehicle is the right to destroy the city.” — Lewis Mumford, 1958 One of the unintended consequences of car-oriented cities is the sprawl created by cars that no...
Implementation of the workplace parking levy as a transport policy instrument
Car parking spaces occupy significant areas land within cities and, in many areas, is often provided to motorists free of charge or at low cost. This …
Parking Garages Transform Urban Environments with Living Green Walls
Parking garages are a central element in many urban and suburban development projects, and green wall technology improves energy efficiency and aesthetics.
Minneapolis Takes Big Step toward Legalizing Triplexes on All Single-Family Lots
Plan approved by Minneapolis city council also includes taller apartment buildings near transit and a historic abolition on all off-street parking quotas.
Delivery Drivers Can Reserve Curb Space Ahead of Time in D.C.
An innovative pilot project is under way in Washington, D.C., which is pursuing radical steps to rethink the use of on-street curb spaces in an era of transformative transportation technology.
This Startup Wants to Tame the Chaos of City Street Parking
Everyone vies for curb space: taxis, Ubers, delivery trucks, buses, bicycles, and residents. In Washington, DC, CurbFlow is testing spots reserved via app.
Relaxed Orange County zoning could add 30,000 places to live by 2030, task force recommends
Orange County’s housing task force wants to loosen decades-old zoning codes and give bigger incentives to developers, in hopes of adding 30,000 much-need units over the next 10 years.
Many jurisdictions have vehicle travel reduction targets. Integrating Smart Growth policies can help achieve these reductions as well as other planning goals.
“Future-Proofing” Buildings to Account for Autonomous Vehicles
As self-driving vehicles become more ubiquitous, facility designers and owners will need to develop strategies that cover a wide range of possibilities.
We Require Too Much Parking. These Boston Planners Found Out Exactly How Much.
It’s easy to claim “We have too much parking” but to prove it? These Boston area planners were up to the challenge, surveying over 200 apartment buildings’ parking lots. What they found… might not shock you.