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A developer of a long-considered redevelopment site at 70th Street and France Avenue is requesting a zoning ordinance amendment, which if granted, would allow the developer to install a parking

If America wants to go all-in on electric, we'll have to figure something out for drivers who park on the street.

Oslo City Council has proposed a massive shakeup to parking in the capital whereby it could potentially start charging motorists fees for leaving their cars on private land.

With the pandemic opening up streets, Donald Shoup and his followers say it’s time to stop subsidizing drivers at the expense of everyone else.

The rezoning would change the rules for building in a historic neighborhood experiencing a boom as demand for housing swells in the city.

City infrastructure for micromobility must provide a safer rider experience.

San Jose has relied on a decades-old parking space policy that has contributed to gridlock and a car-centric culture: Three out of four commuter trips in San Jose are made by one person occupying a single car. City officials are looking for ways around that. The San Jose City Council held a meeting Friday to discuss cutting...

Traffic and parking tickets are issued more often in Black neighborhoods than White ones, according to data from D.C. analyzed by The Washington Post. Advocates for changing the District’s system of fees and fines say the disparities show that the city’s ticketing and traffic enforcement policies not only target Black drivers but criminalize poverty.

It doesn't create much new housing and distorts the housing market, providing little if any help for low-income households. It's no substitute for broad liberalization of zoning policies.

City anticipates surge in electric vehicles and could get federal money for charging stations.

Outdoor dining and slow streets programs are chipping away at Southern California’s deference to cars.

New research highlights how city streets that are too wide can take up valuable space that could be used to build more homes.

The argument against keeping outdoor dining as a part of our future cities

St. Paul on Wednesday became one of the first cities in the country to completely eliminate minimum off-street parking requirements as a zoning restriction.

The mandatory parking minimum law is the demon child of car culture and NIMBYism — but it is finally being attacked by progressive leaders. Where will Mayor Adams stand? He isn’t saying.

UK roads are already jam-packed and that looks set to get worse as more people snap up EVs.

In the pursuit of sustainability, the concept of ‘car-reduced neighborhoods’ promises to decrease car ownership and increase car-independent mobility.…

New U.N. climate report underscores the need to invest in infrastructure that encourages active mobility, get people back on public transit, and have cities reclaim roadways, writes Lime CEO Wayne Ting.

As America recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, some New Yorkers are deciding whether to keep their newly purchased cars.

Instead of letting new spaces languish during “off hours,” let’s time share the public right-of-way throughout the day. by Josh…

Let’s stop obscuring the fact that the De Young is funding a well-documented campaign to keep J.F.K. Drive as a surface-level freeway

The Open Restaurants program, founded during the pandemic, deserves to be a permanent part of the cityscape. Here are some common-sense steps.

If we really want to see the rapid development of bus lanes, or a protected bike lane network, or wider sidewalks, or pedestrian plazas, then we must also understand parking needs and manage parkin…

A bill in the California Legislature would allow developers more freedom to decide what works best for a given project.

A new competition will bring streetside bike corrals to Old City and West Philly, though it’s unclear if the program will get funding to expand.

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Part two of the Taming Traffic webinar series will focus on the critical role that parking management plays in urban traffic reduction. Parking management ha...

By Chrissy Mancini Nichols Mar 18, 2014 This post first appeared at metroplanning.org Executive summary While I was with the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) I analyzed the 2013 Chicago parking meter concession renegotiation and found that the settlement will save the City of Chicago and