Parking

If you live in or commute to Charleston, you likely know about the challenges that often come with finding a place to park. But the Parking Reform Network (PRN), a national nonprofit formed to “educate the public about the impact of parking policy” recently updated its city maps to include Charleston — and it found 23% of downtown Charleston that is zoned as a business or mixed-use district is used for parking.

At Steinbach City Council’s SPC meeting on Tuesday evening, Strong Towns Steinbach presented to council their thoughts on ways to make Steinbach a more “sustainable, vibrant, and equitable community”. Strong Towns is an advocacy group based in Brainerd, Minnesota, hoping to make cities safe, livable, and inviting. The Strong Towns organization is based on the book

Boulder’s decades-old off-street parking requirements have altered the city’s streetscape and added to the cost of housing.

Current parking policy inadvertently promotes car ownership and does nothing to challenge the widespread expectation that parking should be provided at a low co

New Land Enterprises isn't ready to present its site plan for the Adams Street parking lot site, but on Tuesday teased 'it will not be boring.'

Major changes to planning laws and regulations relating to the use of public spaces is needed to encourage greener transport use.  The Transport Planning Society (TPS) has published a new report, Just The Ticket!, which outlines no less…

Plan for changes to parking use and curbside activity when approving office-to-residential or office-to-retail conversion, experts say.

After years of adjusting land-use regulations, Minneapolis boosted its housing stock by 12%, while rents grew at just 1%. Meanwhile, the rest of Minnesota increased its stock by 4% as rents rose 14%.

Ride sharing may become the best bet for visitors and residents.

Boulder’s decades-old off-street parking requirements have altered the city’s streetscape and added to the cost of housing.

Current parking policy inadvertently promotes car ownership and does nothing to challenge the widespread expectation that parking should be provided at a low co

New Land Enterprises isn't ready to present its site plan for the Adams Street parking lot site, but on Tuesday teased 'it will not be boring.'

A new state law just went into effect on Monday that may make things safer around crosswalks, even if it does face challenges in a place like San Francisco.

After years of adjusting land-use regulations, Minneapolis boosted its housing stock by 12%, while rents grew at just 1%. Meanwhile, the rest of Minnesota increased its stock by 4% as rents rose 14%.

Major changes to planning laws and regulations relating to the use of public spaces is needed to encourage greener transport use.  The Transport Planning Society (TPS) has published a new report, Just The Ticket!, which outlines no less…

Plan for changes to parking use and curbside activity when approving office-to-residential or office-to-retail conversion, experts say.

Ride sharing may become the best bet for visitors and residents.

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The City of Wichita will be taking steps to implement a plan for a downtown parking system. The City Council has approved ordinances to put the Downtown Parking and Mobility Plan

Roads minister John Graham now says the government is unable to act against the signs at Camp Cove that he previously said took 'the rest of us for mugs’

HL Mando, a South Korean company specializing in components for electric cars and self-driving vehicles, is developing an autonomous valet parking robot named Parkie. The company plans to conduct f...

Parking permits for heavy vehicles, like SUVs and pickup trucks, now cost more in Le Plateau-Mont-Royal. The borough says its making the change because those vehicles take up more space on the street.

Local zoning rules often give neighbors the power to block new housing. Maybe they need new incentives to say yes.

They provide convenience, but it comes at the cost of effective land use and construction of affordable housing.

Councilmembers reflected on both internal and public issues in need of improvement for 2024.

The last coin-only parking meters in Toronto will soon be scrapped due to maintenance costs and the introduction of better parking pay technology

Since LoDo Towers deployed the robots in its two garages on 17th Street, it has seen a more than 70% drop in car thefts and vandalism.

The planned redevelopment of the Stonestown Galleria property, which will turn what are currently parking lots into new residential, retail, and office space, has received some revisions, which include dropping a planned 200-room hotel.

The developers of Culdesac Tempe, a $200 million mixed-use community without cars or parking, are looking to export their design model to other cities.

A California desert city blew up its main street. Now what?