Building Housing in Walkable Neighborhoods: Are U.S. Cities and States Making Progress?
Urban form shapes transportation behavior. Built environment characteristics such as housing density, street connectivity, and proximity to jobs and services help determine how many miles people have to drive every day. Once neighborhoods are constructed, these characteristics can persist for a long time, with many street networks lasting for hundreds... Read more »
Dallas parking reform is a win for small business, housing and neighborhoods
City council member Chad West says amending Dallas’ outdated parking code was the right thing to do – a step toward more affordable housing, stronger small...
Montana’s Housing Push Continues: ‘We Made It a Republican Issue’
The Montana Legislature passed housing policies that have eluded other jurisdictions, including increasing height limits, reducing parking requirements and permitting single-stair apartment buildings.
Getting rid of parking meters a 'terrible' decision, Winnipeg drivers say
As Winnipeg prepares to remove pay stations at on-street parking and city-run surface lots this summer, some drivers say a cellphone app doesn’t work well enough to serve as a replacement.
After ‘Year of Housing 2.0’, Policymakers Eye Next Big Housing Moves
# Following a productive legislative session on the issue of housing, with around a dozen bills signed into law, Washington state lawmakers are already looking ahead to the next set of challenges to tackle.
Climate justice activists call on Orlando to reform parking mandates for new development
A coalition of climate justice activists gathered at Orlando City Hall on Monday to call on city leaders to consider reforms to the city’s current policy on parking space mandates for new development. Currently, the city has minimum parking requirements that activists say can deter new affordable housing development and drive up rental costs.
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Churchill: Downtown Albany has problems. Parking isn't one of them.
At the recent Albany mayoral debate sponsored by CBS6, moderator Tom Eschen asked candidates how to address the "problem" of parking in downtown Albany.
Boston’s Streets Cabinet and Innovation and Technology Cabinet are building a digital map of Boston’s kerb network to improve kerb management and parking.
Bremerton Ponders Ending Parking Mandates to Spur Housing
# Next Monday, the Bremerton Planning Commission will vote on a reform that could go as far as ending parking mandates citywide. The policy has mostly seen smooth sailing, outside of Commissioner Richard Tift’s proposal to exempt low-density residential zones that compose 80% of all land available for housing.
The Answer To The Housing Crisis Might Be In Your Local Abandoned Mall
A lack of affordable homes has led to a nationwide housing crisis, but the solution to this widespread problem could be hiding in defunct shopping malls.
West Hollywood Council Approves Controversial Housing Reform Package
In a 4-1 vote at a regular West Hollywood City Council meeting on Monday, May 5, the Council approved a sweeping housing reform ordinance aimed at accelerating residential development—despite vocal opposition from residents concerned about displacement, loss of oversight, and changes to neighborhood character. The ordinance, spearheaded by Councilmember John Erickson, seeks to streamline approvals
NC lawmakers weigh parking lot reforms that would impact stormwater runoff
A proposed North Carolina bill would ban toxic pavement sealants and limit parking mandates. Lawmakers removed a section that would have scaled back local stormwater rules for redevelopment.