Parking

Donald Shoup and Michael Burawoy were beloved professors here in California who both passed away in the same week. I reflect on the loss of these titans.

Donald Shoup, the “pope of parking studies,” a.k.a. “Shoup Dogg,” died last week on February 6 at age 86.

Shoup had a long and storied career in the academy, but he was also a mentor to generations of urban planners.

The fact that LA could even aspire to host a "car-free" games owes a great debt to Donald Shoup repeating, for decades, that just because you're going somewhere in this city, you're not automatically guaranteed a free parking spot when you get there

Remembering Donald Shoup, 1938-2025

A eulogy for the great Donald Shoup

His mission was to help people understand the underlying economics of public goods and services. Parking was simply the vehicle, one might say, that he chose to do so.

Considered the preeminent scholar of a mundane but everyday issue, Donald Shoup left a legacy of persistence and influence

A plan to have the City of Toronto raise money through the use of a commercial parking levy has been put on hold. A levy on commercial parking within the city is one of several revenue tools being considered to help deal with future budget deficits. Previous estimates put revenue from a commercial parking levy […]

More inner-city suburbs have been added to Brisbane’s parking reduction initiative, opening up fresh development opportunities...

# The Urbanist unveils top advocacy priorities for 2025 and offers some ways to get involved.

Metro Vancouver developers have much more freedom now that minimum parking requirements have been cut in many places.

Accessible parking users told city reps during a public forum that the city needs more accessible parking spaces placed in different areas

How much parking can a city require when new buildings are built, or older buildings renovated? That's a question state lawmakers will consider at a public hearing on Wednesday.

Santa Clara County has few options for low-income homeownership, but one public transit agency aims to bring more housing to market.

A privately funded megaproject in Chicago plans to redevelop parking lots into a walkable, mixed-use entertainment district. However, a history of disinvestment and fears of gentrification mean residents are fighting the project. Here’s how the developers could increase buy-in and integrate smoothly

City Council will consider a series of amendments to the city’s parking and mobility regulations on Thursday that would represent the first citywide changes to parking management in 15 years. The proposed changes to City Code chapters 12-3 and 12-5 include updates to the definitions of parking meters and parking spaces, adjustments to rules governing […]

City Planning Board Chairman Brandon Mazer expressed disappointment as board members approved the $8 million project, which would add 265 long-term surface parking spaces.

A few days before Halloween, a family of four was killed while at a stoplight on Thornton Parkway. A speeding driver slammed into the car, igniting an

The City of Vancouver's new apartment parking policy appears set to be put to the test, with a new residential tower proposed for the West End.

Allowing duplexes and triplexes in single-family neighborhoods doesn't increase housing supply much. But it does give people more choices.

How did the US become filled with sprawl? Simplistic debates about "centralized planning" versus "the free market" belie the truth: that a strong coalition of private and public interests helped create the sprawl that dominates our landscape.

Plan Commissioner Tip Housewright, who chairs the ZOAC, proposed 14 additional revisions Thursday that will be included in a draft ordinance to be considered at another special-called meeting on Feb. 13.

Mayor Smiley is looking to levy a 7% sales tax on all commercial parking lots and garages in the city.

This one weird trick builds lots of housing, and maybe lots of power

Sarnia is reducing residential parking requirements in its new zoning bylaws, but some advocates push for eliminating citywide parking minimums to boost affordability and infill development, with Spokane Washington's recent pilot program offering a potential model.

On Wednesday, Strong Towns, a nonprofit organization advocating for sustainable growth in cities across the U.S., held a virtual event with local neighborhood g

Prosecutors allege she offered to help boost the police department’s salaries during union negotiations in exchange for not towing her husband’s Jeep.