San Francisco parking crusaders call 311. Their neighbors get tickets
San Francisco has a subculture of parking vigilantes. Frustrated with widespread illegal parking, most of all blocking sidewalks, these residents have taken it upon themselves to report vehicles to the city, often resulting in a parking ticket.
City Engineers Are Unbelievably out of Touch on Parking Reform
City engineers rely on faulty logic and misrepresentations to maintain the status quo. This was made blatantly clear in a recent letter from the City Engineers Association of Minnesota (CEAM) — and it’s why a growing number of engineers are breaking from the party line to support reform. Here are CE
Legislature passes law protecting Minneapolis 2040 Plan • Minnesota Reformer
The Minneapolis 2040 Plan, which sought to end single-family zoning citywide and improve housing affordability, could move forward without the threat of continued environmental lawsuits. A couple paragraphs tucked into a 1400-page bill passed in the waning hours of the 2024 legislative session exempts comprehensive plans — which are guiding documents for cities’ zoning and […]
My Country Club Is Bleeding Me Dry…and They Won’t Let Me Leave
Do you know what it's like to have your housing be dependent on a country club membership that you can't afford? Renters across the United States do, as they're forced to pay for amenities like private parking spaces or pool access — even if they never use them.
Some Cities Are Actually Cutting Transportation Emissions. Here’s How.
Other local governments and regions can learn from a range of strategies such as zoning changes, encouraging EVs and making freight systems more efficient.
Dallas’ on-street parking plan will help entertainment districts
Dallas City Council should approve the revised on-street parking and curb management policy. The plan will help manage valuable curb space and generate...
In this multi-part series, we join an analysis of a novel database of municipal zoning reform efforts across the United States with an argument for the necessity of a tenant-inflected zoning reform, as a method and approach to ground future zo
In Montreal, SUV Drivers Must Pay Hefty New Fees to Park
Oversized vehicles are devouring street parking spaces in the Canadian city. So one borough’s mayor is fighting back with bigger fees for hefty trucks and SUVs.
Daily Dirt: NYC Developers Eye End of Parking Mandates
The city is zeroing in on an overlooked contributor to the housing crisis. We’re talking about parking minimums, which have been a thorn in New York City developers’ side since the 1950s. Parking garages drive up the cost of their projects but usually don’t produce a return, so developers have to charge more for their […]
Op-Ed: Boost Seattle’s Growth Plan to Solve the Housing Crisis - The Urbanist
The path forward is clear: a revised and ambitious Comprehensive Plan that should reform zoning rules and housing policies to allow more homes of all shapes and sizes; and incentivize affordable housing and homeownership.