Parking

An overview of the benefits of good parking management practices and a collection of resources for communities looking to meet many goals by improving parking management. Curated by Oregon’s Transportation and Growth Management program.

It costs Los Angeles millions more to enforce traffic and parking than it takes in from tickets

To get more cities to finally reform their outdated parking standards, we need to stop talking about “taking away” spots and focus on what we all stand to gain, like an accelerated path to ending climate change. That’s one of the findings of a new report from the Institute for Transportation Development and Policy, which examines the perennial question of how to build support for common-sense parking reforms.

This year, Edmonton, Alberta became Canada’s first major city to end parking minimums. We were inspired not only by what they did but by how they did it.

When Buffalo, New York, changed its zoning code so that developers no longer had to provide specified amounts of parking, space was freed up for public transit and people.

In 2017, Buffalo, New York, revamped its zoning code to cease requiring a minimum amount of parking for commercial and residential projects.

Detroiters for Parking Reform is an assembly of concerned citizens and affiliated organizations demanding changes to Detroit’s current parking policies.

 

Colorado's capital city will use American Rescue Plan dollars for a program supporting people who are living in personal vehicles as it seeks to reduce unsheltered homelessness by 50% between 2022 and 2026.

Lamorinda Weekly is a weekly community newspaper for Lafayette, Moraga and Orinda in California USA. 26,600 printed copies delivered to 23,000 houses or 65,000 people.

What began in 2005 as Park(ing) Day evolved into part of a global movement for transforming city streets.

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The increase will take effect Feb. 26.

Kushner Cos. says Monmouth Mall parking deck is unsafe.

Several games exist in today’s toy market that promise to help children grow cognitive thinking skills through the solving of traffic puzzles. Though the brand names differ, the premise is the same: children free up grid-locked parking lots by moving the tiny plastic cars into the right spot in order to free up others, with […]

Mandatory parking rules drive up housing costs and incentivize car ownership, elected officials say.

ST. PETE BEACH — During budget hearings this summer, city commissioners may vote to hike the price of parking in a metered space from $3.25 to $5 an hour, and

Cash will not be accepted at the parking kiosks.

PBOT is proposing to increase metered parking and permit costs to backfill a budget deficit and encourage the use of alternate transportation.

ParkIndy will bump up parking meter rates in certain parts of Indianapolis in April, its first rate increase in 10 years.

Denver is growing fast. The population boom is creating a city with greater density, higher high-rise living, fewer places to park and more cars.

Parking is about to get more expensive in Portland as the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) seeks to close its funding gap and disincentivize solo car trips. Transportation leaders and parking reform advocates say the cost is more reflective of the true cost of driving a car that has long been subsidized with city funds. “We’re working hard to develop pricing options and complementary strategies that support the climate, equity, and mobility outcomes that we...

Azael Sepulveda is suing the city of Pasadena, Texas over its requirement that his autobody shop add 23 parking spaces he insists he doesn't need and can't afford.

Lancaster City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a proposal to increase the city’s on-street parking rates to $2.50 an hour, an increase of $1.

After nearly two years of dining and shopping in parking spaces outside of local businesses, Alexandria wants to start charging rent. City Council will review a staff proposal on Tuesday (March 8) to start charging annual rent to business owners for their use of parklets -- converted parking spac

‘There’s a disconnect between our environmental values and how much land we devote to storing cars’

COMMENTARY | Cities and counties have numerous options to turn vacant stores and parking into spaces that can benefit everyone.

What if it functioned more like a bridge than a wall?