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Boulder adjusts parking management during emergency virus outbreak
Boulder officials are easing up on parking enforcement amid a novel coronavirus outbreak that has increasingly shut down normal human life across the globe.
The Future of Package Delivery in New York City
Op-ed: Unlike, well, everything else, loading regulations have barely changed in 70 years.
Advocates oppose parking garage that would bring car traffic to Transbay plaza
A proposed condo and hotel project would put a driveway and garage entry on a stretch of Natoma Street, between First and Second streets, that’s now effectively car-free. That is angering champions of bike lanes and walkable streets.
The largest US parking facility is transforming into an innovation lab
City Tech Collaborative is turning Chicago’s Millennium Garages into the Millennium Gateway Innovation Lab to help implement new tech solutions.
Pittsburgh zoning change would eliminate parking spot requirement for row housing
Pittsburgh’s proposal to eliminate a parking requirement for new row houses would help stimulate affordable housing, promote sidewalk safety and preserve the historic integrity of neighborhoods, officials said. City Council on Tuesday introduced a resolution crafted by Mayor Bill Peduto’s administration that would eliminate a zoning requirement for single-family row
Bigger and bigger SUVs, pickups are outgrowing home garages, public parking spaces
SUVs and pickups are getting so big that they’re starting to have trouble fitting into some home garages, parking garages and public parking spaces.
Pitt paper shows parking spaces near East Liberty busway station are under utilized by 30 percent
Typically, with new development comes new parking spaces. Most Pittsburghers travel by car, and developers assume most of the people visiting their new retail and...
DC could pay you to ride transit, walk, or bike to work
Although Washingtonians love to bike and walk to work, employer benefits are currently set up to give the biggest reward to people who drive. That might soon change.
Rethinking Parking Policy to Achieve Equitable Transit-Oriented Development
What if cities and communities rethought parking policy and designed it not only to serve transportation goals but also equity goals? Leading with equity creates better transportation options for all. It also opens up new ways of looking at traditional problems and solutions. This includes the commo
Mark Fishman And Logan Square Landlords Sue To Block Affordable Housing Project Near Blue Line
The lawsuit argues replacing a surface parking lot with 100 subsidized apartments would cause them “irreparable injury.”
Glendale residents question GCC’s Garfield parking lot expansion
As Glendale Community College continues plans to construct additional parking on its Garfield campus, residents voice their concerns about affordable housing, traffic and the project's environmental impact.
Five Bold Behavioral TDM Ideas from TRB
A Quarterly Column by Jessica Roberts, Alta Planning + Design
Metro proposes replacing parking at New Carrollton station with development
The station would become the centerpiece of a walkable “downtown.”
Parking price could rise downtown after study shows thousands of empty spots
The parking meter was first used in Oklahoma City in the 1930's. Today, meters cost two dollars an hour to park downtown. Recently, a consultant recommended the city raise that price by 50 cents. “I definitely think there are going to be people who will struggle with the change, but again the purpose of this is to create turnover with on-street parking so that you would have the opportunity to get that perfect spot more often," said Michael Scroggins from Embark.
Making City Fines and Fees Fairer
Cities like Chicago are taking a fresh look at how they fine residents.
Study recommends Augusta charge hourly for downtown Water Street parking - CentralMaine.com
A traffic study commissioned by the city of Augusta indicates there is enough parking downtown but it is not being used properly.
Getting There: Process of changing downtown parking to dynamic, tiered system moves forward
“Everyone think this is about a money grab, and it’s not,” said Julie Dixon, whose firm is leading the process of implementing the results of a parking study done by another firm. Instead, she said, the proposed changes are about creating a “sustainable” and efficient system.
Manhattan Panel to DOT: Use Curbside Space for More Than Just Parking
It’s a trend! Another Manhattan community board has demanded that the DOT figure out how to reallocate curb space so that roadways are not such a chaotic, unsafe mess.
Colorado Springs extends all evening parking meters to 4 hours
Colorado Springs has extended the time vehicles can remain in metered spaces downtown and in Old Colorado City to up to four hours after 6 p.m..
You might have to pay to park on Sundays and evenings in SF
Mayor London Breed touts longer meter hours, "congestion pricing" as fixes for traffic in spite of driver ire.
In Paris, organic farming takes over fallow parking lots
In Paris, as in many European cities, the number of cars is declining, which is leaving a vast amount of underground car parks empty. With its start-up project called "La Caverne", Cycloponics is reclaiming these urban territories using them as a way of growing plenty of organic vegetables. EURACTIV France reports.
Exploring parking solutions: Corvallis holds second session on the issue
Does more parking bring more business?
We spent the time gathering parking data across Montreal -- both on-street and off-street -- and compared it with the vacancy rates on the city’s commercial arteries.
Access Magazine: Parking Benefit Districts
Parking basics: 'Performance-Based Parking Pricing'
San Francisco's SFPark trial has raised the profile of performance-based pricing for on-street parking (see a video on this at the end of t...
End Parking Minimums
Waste of money. Waste of space.
Portlanders for Parking Reform
Advocating for progressive parking policy since 2015
Reinventing Parking
Promoting better local parking policy all over the world
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