Parking

Called the Parking and Congested Traffic (PACT) Program, the idea is launching with public engagement this spring, followed by a summer of refining draft plans before they are presented to the Carm…

A large affordable housing complex will be built without parking. SFMTA is hoping that the lack of free parking will dissuade residents from bringing cars.

Where curb parking is overcrowded, drivers who are searching for a rare open curb space congest traffic, pollute the air, and produce carbon dioxide. To avoid these problems, some cities have established Parking Benefit Districts that charge market prices for curb parking and spend the revenue to pay for public services on the metered blocks. A case study of Manhattan’s Upper West Side found that charging market prices for the currently unmetered curb spaces would eliminate 22 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per block per year and yield at least $1,025 per household per year to improve public services.

The D.C. Council’s recent vote to provide each resident a $100 monthly transit subsidy may appear to be a worthy effort to boost mass transit use, but the reality is that it is a costly and ineffective gesture that ignores a much bigger problem with mass transit in the District, which is that the D.C.’s default policy of accommodating on-street parking wherever possible effectively reduces bus speeds so much that few people bother with buses unless they have no other choice.

Right now, there are probably between 700 million and 2 billion parking places in the U.S. But the sea of American parking lots is slowly shrinking.As cities realize that they’ve built more parking than they need, dozens have eliminated parking requirements in new buildings. In California, any new construction near public transit no longer has to include parking. That means there’s room for more apartments, and rents can be lower. Here are nine recent parking lot transformations.

The meter vs. kiosk debate is over — the meters won. Last week, the Spokane City Council approved a $1.8 million contract to buy 880...

Richmond could soon join the likes of New York City, Philadelphia and Atlanta as it considers eliminating mandatory minimum parking space requirements when new buildings are constructed.

Generative AI platforms like Open AI's ChatGPT are being used to write anything from letters to news articles and novels.

Decades of underinvestment in streetcar, bus and train service coupled with an increase in public funding and planning priorities to make roads fast, smooth and far-reaching, help explain today's transit situation.

The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) awarded the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) $2 million through the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) grant program. This grant will fund a pilot program to develop a digital inventory of curb assets and regulations in the Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA)...

Through a state-mandated use of form-based codes and a focus on “grand boulevards” of underutilized commercial strips, the number of potential units expands by orders of magnitude.

A referendum emphasized how many residents had come to regard the scooters as dangerous nuisances with little environmental benefit. Other cities were closely watching the vote.

But parking cash-out laws can help more workers use climate-friendly transit instead of cars.

The new payment system aims to increase Omaha's on-street parking turnover in high-demand areas, which aims to help drivers find available parking more quickly and decrease traffic congestion.

One parking structure pivoted to growing mushrooms and endives.

In 1978 Toronto’s downtown had massive areas dedicated to surface parking. Over the past 40 years, real estate developers and city council have transformed these essentially vacant lots to accommodate some of Toronto’s most iconic structures,

Thankfully, some cities are starting to get rid of extra parking spaces in favor of housing or other, better uses.

Many cities are getting rid of spaces, freeing land for new development. “People are looking for a place to live, not to park,” said a Buffalo city official.

The US has more than 2 billion parking spots. All that wasted space is bankrupting cities, slowing development, and driving up home prices.

OMAHA: Infrastructure updates stretching from the Old Market to Blackstone will change the city's parking infrastructure, starting in the next few months: lower initial rates, no more time limits, and changes to parking garages. Park Omaha says its most notable change is lowering initial street parking meters to $1 for the first two to three hours. The rate will progressively increase the longer a vehicle stays parked, eliminating time restrictions.

Car storage has eaten up big chunks of many cities. Some of those cities are starting to wise up.

The city is adding pay stations to two more lots. The price to park is also going up in May.

Alderman Cara Spencer, of Marine Villa, denounced the decision, reprising criticism she previously hurled at Mayor Tishaura O. Jones when they both ran for mayor two years ago.

LACONIA — After a three-month period calling for expressions of interest on the future of the downtown parking garage, the city has received no responses. Discussions about what to do with the garage have been bouncing around city government for years. Meanwhile, the cost to maintain and restore the structure have grown. A private option was a hoped-for relief for city leadership grappling with both their desire to fix an eyesore at the entrance to a revitalized Main Street and their discomfort to yoke taxpayers onto a now eight-figure project.

In "Carmageddon: How Cars Make Life Worse and What to Do About It," Daniel Knowles says a lot about how cars make life worse, and not enough about what to do about it.

Brainerd Planning Commission takes up conversation

On-street parking rates in Seattle will increase up to $1 per hour starting Monday as SDOT aims to open up more parking spaces in the busiest parts of the city.

The Royals have brought back their Fountain Pass option, which will let fans attend every home game this season for $39.99 a month. It’s a great deal for fans, but some have held off buying the pass because they’d have to pay for parking each time they go to the K.

It’s long past time for the city to rein in cops and other public servants who believe parking laws and tolls don’t apply to them.