Somerville passes first zoning overhaul in three decades
The city’s new rules repeal minimum parking requirements for most of Somerville and allow backyard cottages—including tiny homes—among myriad other changes.
Housing at Transit: Berkeley Moves to Comply with New State Zoning Law
Step one: creating a Memorandum of Understanding between BART and Berkeley so they can work together. The MOU will guide Berkeley’s accelerated rezoning of these two parcels.
Portland Adopts Sweeping Changes To Rules Regarding Bike Parking
City Council has approved changes to Portland’s zoning code that will require developers of larger buildings — as well as those making major renovations — to carve out space for bicycles.
The End of Driving: The Promise and Pitfalls of Autonomous Cars
Sometime last month a Chrysler Pacifica picked up a passenger who’d requested a ride. Unlike a normal ride share car, nobody was behind this one’s wheel.
Creating Infill Developments True To Their Urban Context
in Miami's Little Havana, developer Andrew Frey sidesteps the temptation to go tall in urban infill, opting instead to create new residential buildings that fit the context of their historic neighborhoods.
SF is one of the most expensive places in the world to build housing. Here's why
San Francisco is struggling with a herculean task: creating as much housing as possible to make up for decades of underproduction. But the enormous cost of building in the city has meant developers can’t create nearly enough affordable or market-rate homes.
Glendale braces for state laws that will allow more granny flats in single-family neighborhoods
Glendale City Council members introduced a temporary emergency ordinance that will allow the city to enforce some of its ADU regulations — including maximum unit sizes — even as several state housing laws going into effect Jan. 1 will supersede or negate many others.
On a brisk Saturday morning in November, a group of two dozen cyclists pauses in front of a four-story apartment complex in East Austin. The Terrace at Oak Springs, run by the nonprofit Integral Care, opened in September to provide …
San Diego's parking reforms could increase the cost of renting or buying a home
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Licensed Real Estate Broker Mark Powell joined KUSI to discuss the impact of San Diego’s parking reforms. The parking reforms allows builders to develop units without parking to lower housing costs. San Diego City Council voted to reform parking to help reduce traffic and increase housing affordability. Categories: Good Morning San Diego, In Studio Guests
Drivers park for free on holidays in Montgomery Co., but Ride On passengers have to pay
Montgomery County Councilmember Evan Glass (D-At Large) wants to make Ride On bus service free during every county-observed holiday. Glass— a Silver Spring resident, and ardent public transportation advocate —announced the concept on Twitter Tuesday. It came in direct response to a tweet from Montgomery County's Department of Transportation. "In observance of New Year's Day, Public Parking is free on Wednesday, January 1. Includes on-street meters, lots and garages," MCDOT's tweet stated.
Waiting for car manufacturers and ride-hail operators to decide the future of urban AV deployment will not create the cities that urban planners hope for, and often work very hard to make happen. While significant penetration of AVs — private or shared — is likely a decade or two away, deferring directional, optimization, and livability strategies will rob cities of flexibility, influence, and degrees of freedom within a decade. If you believe AVs are coming eventually, the time to start getting ready is now, even if you believe human drivers will remain dominant for many decades. The steps...
Should cities create safe spaces for people who live in RVs? | CBC News
Some advocates say providing RV dwellers with a safe space would be beneficial. Others warn it would just pour limited resources into another stop-gap housing measure instead of focusing on building permanent homes.
“WE HAVE MET the enemy and he is us.” That well-worn 1960s line from the Pogo comic strip could easily be deployed to describe the situation of Boston-area employers who are reaching the end of their rope over the never-ending woes of regional traffic gridlock. Get the Daily Download Our news roundup delivered every weekday.Email*(...)
SUV owners to pay more for parking in the Plateau | CBC News
Luc Rabouin, the new Projet Montréal mayor of the borough, announced his intention to raise the permit prices for vehicles that produce more emissions at a council meeting earlier this month.
CoMotion LA: Congestion pricing could help equity, climate efforts
Congestion pricing could fund free transit, according to LA Metro CEO Phil Washington, which he said is a "lofty goal," but still a beneficial one to pursue.
Could New York City Eliminate Free Street Parking?
Car culture has already been changed by bike and bus lanes. A transportation panel in Manhattan has floated the idea of eliminating free street parking entirely.