The open streets of the pandemic reclaimed public space for pedestrians and bicyclists. From Bogotá to New York to Stockholm, some of those changes have become permanent.
California Relaxes Parking Mandates to Free Up Multifamily Development—But Will Neighbors and Lenders Approve? - Urban Land Magazine
It’s well-established that California suffers one of the most pernicious housing crises among the states. Rampant unaffordability, ever-increasing numbers of unhoused, and battles between housing advocates and neighborhood opponents are rampant. But in the last year, the state's government has taken robust legislative steps toward stemming these calamities.
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How Developers Respond to Parking Reform - Transfers Magazine
Parking reforms in Seattle led developers to provide significantly less parking supply, leaving more space for the city to build housing and other needs.
Parking Reform Takes Off on the West Coast | JD Supra
Starting January 1, 2023, real estate developers in Oregon and California will no longer be required to build off-street parking facilities for certain projects located near public transit.
New state law seeks to reduce parking minimums in high-transit areas. Redwood City is already on its way
Many cities in California require new residential or commercial developments to provide onsite parking spaces, but the changes are nothing new to Redwood City, where updated parking standards have been under consideration for some time, according to city officials
Car Dependency Starts in the Parking Lot | Kittelson & Associates, Inc.
The way we plan and build our transportation systems has a direct impact on us. Our industry has recognized that many patterns of these transportation systems originate in the parking lot.
International Urban Planning and Environment Congress | 10times
15 people interested. Check out who is attending ✭ exhibiting ✭ speaking ✭ schedule & agenda ✭ reviews ✭ timing ✭ entry ticket fees. 2022 edition of International Urban Planning and Environment Congress will be held at Tartu starting on 29th July. It is a 4 day event organised by Tallinn University of Technology and will conclude on 01-Aug-2022.
Vox/Mobility Lab video: The high cost of free parking
When Steve Jobs pitched Apple’s new California campus - which opened earlier this year - he wanted to turn parking lots into green landscapes. But the city of Cupertino demanded 11,000 parking spots, which put
Parking theorist Donald Shoup in Los Angeles, 7/2/2012
Colin Marshall sits down at UCLA with urban planning professor Donald Shoup, author of The High Cost of Free Parking and the man who's made us aware of the f...
On the Clear, Practical and Revolutionary Work of Don Shoup
His research into the consequences of misguided parking policies has profoundly changed the way we understand cities and inspired a viable movement to improve them.
CARB’s Scoping Plan for Climate Action Calls for Much Less Driving
But CARB sidestepped real commitments on reducing VMT, even though the agency has acknowledged for years that reducing driving is key to meeting climate goals