Parking

After the deadly collapse of a parking structure in lower Manhattan, New York City building officials swept through dozens of parking garages and ordered four of them to immediately shutter because of structural defects that “deteriorated to the point where they were now posing an immediate threat to public safety.”

Containerization, which has been embraced by global cities like Barcelona and Buenos Aires, could force New York to eliminate 150,000 parking spots.

Dozens of local elected officials, advocates for business, environmental and other interests, and members of the public testified for and against the bill for about six hours.

What does a driverless car do in its downtime? It idles in neighborhoods, whirring and lurking until the next call comes through.

We’ve warped how we live to accommodate our cars. And yet.

Developers are generally required to build 1.5 parking spaces per new apartment or condo unit.

When we get behind the wheel, it is easy to see other human beings as mere obstacles. We need to acknowledge that driving can distort the moral sense of Catholics and all good people.

by André Gorz The worst thing about cars is that they are like castles or villas by the sea: luxury goods invented for the exclusive pleasure of a very rich minority, and which in conception and nature were never intended for the people. Unlike the vacuum cleaner, the radio, or the bicycle, which retain their

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BY STEPHANIE NAKHLEHPlanning and Zoning Commissioner This is the second op-ed I’m writing on downtown revitalization, an issue that is coming before Los Alamos County Council on Tuesday, May 2, 202…

Why is it so difficult to rein in car culture?

Parking minimums and other zoning laws have made American cities untenable for any other type of transportation. It’s time we find a new way to zone our cities.

Halifax’s budget committee has decided to overturn its prior decision to implement paid parking in downtown areas on Saturdays after pushback from a number of businesses.

The Department of Buildings says they're investigating each location "out of an abundance of caution."

During sold-out Walton Arts Center events, the accessible spaces are 87% full.

The lack of parking spaces, especially in big cities, is not only a problem for...

Lawrence and Manhattan charge employees and residents to park in its parking garages because of high costs associated with maintaining the structures.

The bill was introduced by Brooklyn Councilman Justin Brannan and would launch a pilot program to create means-based financial penalties for civil transgressions.

Eastgate P&R of yesteryear / Photo by ECTran71 / Wikimedia Commons Ever since the advent of commuter express routes, park-and-rides (P&Rs) have been a mainstay in the built environment of t…

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Cars keep getting heavier, and experts are worried that aging parking garages simply weren’t built to cope.

Houston is among the worst cities in the country when it comes to land dedicated to parking.

DOT is expanding car-share spots in the northeast Bronx. Locals say the agency has ignored calls to place the spots on private property instead of city streets.

A new report suggests that New York City is owed more than $1 billion in unpaid parking and speeding tickets.

Parking in East Orange has been a thorny issue for residents and visitors for decades.

A U.S. appeals court on Friday declined to reinstate a lawsuit from Chicago drivers who claimed the city's costly parking meter rates were derived from a 75-year, $1.1 billion contract with a private company in violation of U.S. antitrust law.

Current European parking policies do not seem to steer towards a future where urban transport meets the climate goals. Prominent in current housing an…

News Release April 6, 2023 More than 500 restaurants and bars have applied for a City of Toronto CaféTO curb lane café patio this summer. These patios will enhance the vibrancy of Toronto’s streets and neighbourhoods and provide small businesses with the opportunity to serve more customers in outdoor dining spaces. City staff are reviewing […]