Parking

A statewide prohibition on parking minimums has placed cities like Santa Cruz in a tough spot as it prepares to permit thousands of new housing units over the next five years. This means more cars but not necessarily more places to fit them. Local lawmakers are now pushing for a way to mitigate what they worry will be a parking squeeze.

As aging retail continue to evolve, one increasingly popular trend has been to redesign malls as town centers—recalling a time when such commercial districts were the heart and soul of a community. Mall–to–town center retrofits are emerging throughout the nation, especially in suburban communities, where pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use environments are highly attractive to millennials now raising families.

Property Reserve wants to demolish a downtown Salt Lake City hotel to make a parking lot for the Salt Lake LDS Temple open house.

The lack of parking is an issue for Edmonton businesses and the board of the Chinatown BIA, who all signed a petition opposing the new lane.

In Tempe, Arizona, Culdesac is reimagining US cities for people, not cars – and inviting travellers to explore its plazas, paseos and Mediterranean-inspired design.

Parking regulations affect our lives and communities in many, often mysterious ways. These impacts are often overlooked, resulting in bad policies. It's time to apply urban planning magic: fewer driveways and better managed public parking.

DFW metroplex tackles parking challenges with smart technology and policy reforms as population surges to 8.3 million. Evan Tilley of Universal Parking discusses future solutions.

Parts of Cardiff will see a reduction in free parking if proposals go ahead.

Cities like Haltom City are eliminating parking mandates to spur development, reduce emissions, and create more livable urban spaces. Learn how this shift impacts you.

The El Paso City Council is considering easing restrictions on ‘casitas’ and accessory dwellings, aiming to increase affordable housing options.

Downtown Roanoke business owners said they are facing a challenge in getting customers into their shops, and they attribute the reason to the high cost of parking.

Complaining about a lack of parking is a local rite of passage.

Free admission to Canada's national parks this summer has helped draw visitors to the country's most popular parks, fuelling traffic jams and raising environmental concerns.

Council members sparred over the move to offer a discounted parking rate to developers

Toledo is looking to build its housing stock and boost economic development, and to help with that, city leaders are looking at parking lots. While ...

The comment followed Gausman recently receiving a parking ticket on a city street after failing to pay at the machine because he assumed it was free.

Grätzloasen – low-cost, urban ‘parklets’ built by volunteers – are on the rise in Vienna as sceptics are being won over by the splash of welcome greenery and boost to community spirits

Reinstating parking mandates for developers in Honolulu means choosing cars over people and asphalt over affordability.

# Shoreline becomes the largest city in King County to let builders decide how much parking makes sense within the specifics of a site, rather than requiring an arbitrary number. The 6-0 city council vote follows a watershed state bill tackling parking earlier this year.

Working-class neighborhoods deserve the same protections the city gives wealthier communities.

The urban heat island (UHI), which describes the warmer temperature over urban landscape, is the most studied climate effect of cities. Most studies f…

New technologies are making it easier to find these urban heat islets, opening the door to new strategies for efficiently improving community health.

Enforcement of unpaid parking tickets has begun with a windshield blocker called Barnacle, the operators of Scranton’s downtown parking system remind motorists. The suction device that sticks…

We are interested in your most memorable and weirdest tales about parking, even when it seemed impossible.

Pedestrian-only zones are having a moment as a trend that started during the pandemic—from wider sidewalks to communal gathering spaces—is becoming the new normal in these popular destinations.

The bill would ban vehicles from parking within 20 feet of crosswalks and install "daylighting" structures to improve visibility for all street users.

The last year was a big one for housing reform. More than 30 states passed at least one pro-housing bill between July 2024 and June 2025.

With no relief from high home prices and rents, more and more state legislators are interested in pursuing housing reform. As a result, state legislatures set new records for the number and strength of new laws intended to unlock homebuilding.

The US is facing a housing crisis due to a shortage of housing in the places where people want to live, which is driving up prices and pushing people out, and requires bold and evidence-based action to increase supply and make housing more affordable.