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Why New York’s Giant Trash Bag Piles May Be an Endangered Species
Containerization, which has been embraced by global cities like Barcelona and Buenos Aires, could force New York to eliminate 150,000 parking spots.
Colorado House committee advances a partially restored land use bill
Dozens of local elected officials, advocates for business, environmental and other interests, and members of the public testified for and against the bill for about six hours.
Where do driverless cars go when they're on break? Some idle in Phoenix neighborhoods
What does a driverless car do in its downtime? It idles in neighborhoods, whirring and lurking until the next call comes through.
The Insane Standard That America Applies to Parking
We’ve warped how we live to accommodate our cars. And yet.
Report: Miami's city center is 18% parking
Developers are generally required to build 1.5 parking spaces per new apartment or condo unit.
When your car causes you to sin: Driving does not encourage us to be our best selves
When we get behind the wheel, it is easy to see other human beings as mere obstacles. We need to acknowledge that driving can distort the moral sense of Catholics and all good people.
The social ideology of the motorcar - Uneven Earth
by André Gorz The worst thing about cars is that they are like castles or villas by the sea: luxury goods invented for the exclusive pleasure of a very rich minority, and which in conception and nature were never intended for the people. Unlike the vacuum cleaner, the radio, or the bicycle, which retain their
Transportation Research Thesaurus: Parking Terms
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‘Devoted To Parking’: Policies That Hurt Our Town
BY STEPHANIE NAKHLEHPlanning and Zoning Commissioner This is the second op-ed I’m writing on downtown revitalization, an issue that is coming before Los Alamos County Council on Tuesday, May 2, 202…
The Road to Nowhere
Why is it so difficult to rein in car culture?
The Tragedy of Parking
Parking minimums and other zoning laws have made American cities untenable for any other type of transportation. It’s time we find a new way to zone our cities.
Paid Saturday parking for downtown overturned by Halifax budget committee | Globalnews.ca
Halifax’s budget committee has decided to overturn its prior decision to implement paid parking in downtown areas on Saturdays after pushback from a number of businesses.
Dozens of New York City parking garages with structural violations under investigation in wake of deadly collapse
The Department of Buildings says they're investigating each location "out of an abundance of caution."
New study says downtown Fayetteville needs 500 parking spaces to meet demand
During sold-out Walton Arts Center events, the accessible spaces are 87% full.
A study found that companies lose 98 hours of work per year due to lack of parking
The lack of parking spaces, especially in big cities, is not only a problem for...
Parking garages: A high-maintenance asset for Manhattan and Lawrence
Lawrence and Manhattan charge employees and residents to park in its parking garages because of high costs associated with maintaining the structures.
NYC Council eyes tying parking ticket fines to people's income
The bill was introduced by Brooklyn Councilman Justin Brannan and would launch a pilot program to create means-based financial penalties for civil transgressions.
The age of the park-and-ride is over
Eastgate P&R of yesteryear / Photo by ECTran71 / Wikimedia Commons Ever since the advent of commuter express routes, park-and-rides (P&Rs) have been a mainstay in the built environment of t…
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Heavy EVs Could Collapse Old Parking Garages: Report
Cars keep getting heavier, and experts are worried that aging parking garages simply weren’t built to cope.
Downtown Houston is 26% parking lot
Houston is among the worst cities in the country when it comes to land dedicated to parking.
Stop Giving Car-Share Companies Our Parking Spots, Bronx Board Tells DOT
DOT is expanding car-share spots in the northeast Bronx. Locals say the agency has ignored calls to place the spots on private property instead of city streets.
NYC Is Owed More Than $1 Billion in Unpaid Parking and Speeding Tickets
A new report suggests that New York City is owed more than $1 billion in unpaid parking and speeding tickets.
NJ City Will Toss $16 Million In Parking Ticket Fees – Here’s Why
Parking in East Orange has been a thorny issue for residents and visitors for decades.
Chicago's $1.1 billion metered parking deal upheld by appeals court
A U.S. appeals court on Friday declined to reinstate a lawsuit from Chicago drivers who claimed the city's costly parking meter rates were derived from a 75-year, $1.1 billion contract with a private company in violation of U.S. antitrust law.
A pathway for parking in line with the Paris Agreement
Current European parking policies do not seem to steer towards a future where urban transport meets the climate goals. Prominent in current housing an…
City of Toronto receives more than 500 CaféTO curb lane café applications
News Release April 6, 2023 More than 500 restaurants and bars have applied for a City of Toronto CaféTO curb lane café patio this summer. These patios will enhance the vibrancy of Toronto’s streets and neighbourhoods and provide small businesses with the opportunity to serve more customers in outdoor dining spaces. City staff are reviewing […]
Carmel: city to launch public engagement on proposed paid parking initiative
Called the Parking and Congested Traffic (PACT) Program, the idea is launching with public engagement this spring, followed by a summer of refining draft plans before they are presented to the Carm…