Parking

“You can’t have a city of a certain size where everybody feels entitled to drive their air-conditioned vehicle to their air conditioned destination.”

As an eagle-eyed reader recently pointed out, a national analysis by a nonprofit organization pushing for more vibrant U.S. cities has found the percentage of downtown Atlanta’s land devoted to parking remains abnormally high.

The city of Pontiac has reintroduced paid parking in the downtown Pontiac business corridor.

Six streets where LADOT added motorist parking at the expense of bicyclist safety. And the city wonders why traffic deaths keep increasing?

The city of Denver stopped issuing parking tickets in some neighborhoods because of an issue with the new application process for residential parking permits.

The City Council is considering implementation of a pilot program that would reinvest metered parking fees back into a neighborhood for transportation-related improvements. The program would be tested in Roslindale Village.

It's too early to cut parking spots with attractions, like Soo Market and the new downtown plaza, not yet revealing their impact, writes Selva Rasaiah

Some communities in San Diego are considering adding parking meters to free up spots. Not everyone likes the idea

The real cost of all this traffic

Affordable housing advocates, developers and climate activists say rules requiring a minimum amount of parking spaces on new projects drives up construction costs and enables a dependency on vehicles…

Here are six tried and tested, “no-brainer” zoning reforms any city or town in North America should consider adopting.

Minimum parking requirements are usually discussed as it relates to residential development, but industrial developers think it's an issue as well.

Open houses on the issue start tonight and reader Andre Riopel encourages people to come out and discuss parking reforms

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge from Chicago drivers over hourly meter rates for public parking in the city, in a case that sought to void Chicago's 75-year, $1.15 billion contract with a private equity firm managing the system.

The meters won’t break the bank: They’re $1.25 an hour, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., except for Sundays, which, thankfully, will remain off the books

Excess parking is costing renters dearly, even if they don't drive — and in New Jersey, a small tweak in local zoning codes save them over a thousand dollars a year.

The curb has become complete chaos.

Each year on Parking Day, coveted curbside parking spaces in Denton, TX, are claimed by couches, games, potted plants, information tables, and conversations about the city’s future.

In retrospect, giving an investment bank complete control over a city's parking meters for 75 years might not be a great idea.

In retrospect, giving an investment bank complete control over a city's parking meters for 75 years might not be a great idea.

Electric vehicle charging at the curb presents unique challenges to meet equity, accessibility, and eligibility for federal programs.

For years, the Town of Midland has been grappling with finding the right way to optimize revenue from parking downtown, but the latest pay and display system, implemented last year, has caused more headaches than profit, according to stakeholders.

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Like many coastal communities, parking can be a challenge in Morro Bay. So this week, the city council is taking another look at a 2020 study that recommended a paid parking program.

The City of Cape Coral is working to create the South Cape Parking Management Plan to help improve downtown parking.

A plan to simplify downtown parking may end booting and towing in private lots and increase city funds for improvements but parking prices may double.

“We need the parking, don’t we?” Councilmember Paul Barich said.

Oct. 24—CHEYENNE — Wyoming's capital city is losing money on parking, and the Cheyenne City Council is considering whether the solution is to privatize enforcement. Downtown Cheyenne continues to grow. Bringing in more tourists and new businesses is expected to continue with the recent renewal of a mill levy tax on commercial properties within the Downtown Development Authority boundaries. As ...