Parking

The global trend is to free up valuable city space by reducing parking and promoting other forms of transport that don't clog roads and pollute the air. Australian cities are still putting cars first.

“The right to have access to every building in the city by private motorcar in an age when everyone possesses such a vehicle is the right to destroy the city.” — Lewis Mumford, 1958 One of the unintended consequences of car-oriented cities is the sprawl created by cars that no...

Nottingham in England has had a workplace levy since 2012—it has so far raised £61 million, paying for multiple measures to get people out of cars.

Some say Hartford’s many parking lots could be used to host commercial and residential development.

These photos from the 1970s show block after block of parking, inside the National Mall.

Turning from the conflict of airport expansions to a vision of a low-carbon transport system.

As many of them fall into disrepair, some are adapting to cities' changing needs.

Researchers have found that requiring more space for cars encourages less dense and more expensive housing development.

Car parking spaces occupy significant areas land within cities and, in many areas, is often provided to motorists free of charge or at low cost. This …

Commission rejects staff suggestion, calls policy, which affects transit areas only, visionary

Prices in the area will soon range from $1 to $7 an hour depending on the spot and time of day.

“This is one of them; that’s a lot of money,” Lumbreras said about the electric cab program.

Parking garages are a central element in many urban and suburban development projects, and green wall technology improves energy efficiency and aesthetics.

Plan approved by Minneapolis city council also includes taller apartment buildings near transit and a historic abolition on all off-street parking quotas.

where will they park? they won’t

The largest transit agency in the U.S. is building a mixed-use development next to a commuter rail station north of Manhattan.

An innovative pilot project is under way in Washington, D.C., which is pursuing radical steps to rethink the use of on-street curb spaces in an era of transformative transportation technology.

Everyone vies for curb space: taxis, Ubers, delivery trucks, buses, bicycles, and residents. In Washington, DC, CurbFlow is testing spots reserved via app.

Orange County’s housing task force wants to loosen decades-old zoning codes and give bigger incentives to developers, in hopes of adding 30,000 much-need units over the next 10 years.

Parking minimums are under siege and it's a very good thing. Most buildings in most cities and towns across the globe are required by la...

Many jurisdictions have vehicle travel reduction targets. Integrating Smart Growth policies can help achieve these reductions as well as other planning goals.

As self-driving vehicles become more ubiquitous, facility designers and owners will need to develop strategies that cover a wide range of possibilities.

Transit providers are often major landowners in their communities. These sites are opportunities to provide desperately needed affordable housing.

A new Brightline station will do more than bring trains to Boca; it may help build a neighborhood and a transit system throughout the city.

Improving the way developers and planners assess parking demand.

It’s easy to claim “We have too much parking” but to prove it? These Boston area planners were up to the challenge, surveying over 200 apartment buildings’ parking lots. What they found… might not shock you.

The Tempe Institute of Religion offers parking for as little as $5 for an entire semester, far less than other ASU campus options.

In an effort to encourage people to ditch their cars, Emeryville may scrap a long-standing requirement that developers provide ample off-street parking spaces for their buildings — if any at …

Cities that require builders to provide off-street parking trigger more traffic, sprawl, and housing unaffordability. But we can break the vicious cycle.