Residential Parking Reforms Come to Carrboro

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End of an era: It's time to start paying for parking at Pacific Beach
The meters won’t break the bank: They’re $1.25 an hour, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., except for Sundays, which, thankfully, will remain off the books
How Even Modest Reductions in Parking Can Slash Your Rent — Streetsblog USA
Excess parking is costing renters dearly, even if they don't drive — and in New Jersey, a small tweak in local zoning codes save them over a thousand dollars a year.
Cities try to take back curbs from cars and delivery trucks | CNN Business
The curb has become complete chaos.
Texan Local Advocates Put Couches and Potted Plants in Parking Spots
Each year on Parking Day, coveted curbside parking spaces in Denton, TX, are claimed by couches, games, potted plants, information tables, and conversations about the city’s future.
Chicago Selling Its Parking Meters To Morgan Stanley Has Been A Disaster For The City
In retrospect, giving an investment bank complete control over a city's parking meters for 75 years might not be a great idea.
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Parking can be a challenge in Morro Bay. Could paid parking be the answer?
Like many coastal communities, parking can be a challenge in Morro Bay. So this week, the city council is taking another look at a 2020 study that recommended a paid parking program.
City of Cape Coral plans to improve downtown parking
The City of Cape Coral is working to create the South Cape Parking Management Plan to help improve downtown parking.
Pensacola plan to improve downtown parking may include price hike, end of free 2-hour parking
A plan to simplify downtown parking may end booting and towing in private lots and increase city funds for improvements but parking prices may double.
Redlands buys 45 parking spaces downtown for $750,000
“We need the parking, don’t we?” Councilmember Paul Barich said.
City of Cheyenne to consider privatizing parking
Oct. 24—CHEYENNE — Wyoming's capital city is losing money on parking, and the Cheyenne City Council is considering whether the solution is to privatize enforcement. Downtown Cheyenne continues to grow. Bringing in more tourists and new businesses is expected to continue with the recent renewal of a mill levy tax on commercial properties within the Downtown Development Authority boundaries. As ...
Nashville drivers billed for parking in lots, garages they’ve never entered
“(The Metropolis representative) said, don’t worry, this happens all the time, it looks like someone with a similar license plate drove into our lot, the camera captured it, and charged your account,” Richardson said. “I was just taken aback when he said that, and my immediate response was, how do you let this happen?”
City of Rehoboth says they made a mistake when calculating this summer's parking revenue
The city of Rehoboth says they made a mistake when calculating the total revenue made in parking for this summer. The city says they made about 20,000 dollars more in
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Buffalo to test Smart Streets design on Washington Street
A seven-block stretch of Washington Street in downtown Buffalo from South Division to Genesee streets will be the guinea pig for the city's first implementation of its new Smart Streets design.
San Diego cracking down on cars left in street parking spots for more than 3 days
The goal, council members say, is to address a complaint they frequently get from residents
YIMBYs & Labor Revolutionize California
The YIMBY Movement had a near perfect victory this session, thanks primarily to the unprecedented alliance.
Chico city council looks to remove residential parking requirements in downtown area
With the few housing in downtown chico, the hope is to bring more housing projects instead of vacant spaces.
Free morning parking in south Ceredigion towns could cost £130k
COUNCILLORS have been urged to not support free morning parking in three south Ceredigion towns because of the “stark wider financial challenges that Ceredigion County Council is facing” and the “lack of any tangible evidence” to suggest free parking trials in Llandysul and Tregaron has had any impact on the local economy.
State College Chose Parking Over People. The People Fought Back.
State College, PA, voted to authorize eminent domain to demolish three downtown businesses for a parking garage. In response, a Strong Towns Local Conversation group mobilized opposition to the project.
The Power of the Bike Bus
Strong Towns member Will Gardner shares how the 60-person bike bus he helps lead in his hometown is helping kids get to school, and reducing the number of cars in the drop-off lane.
Australia may increase standard car parking spaces as huge vehicles dominate the streets
Critics say boom in sales of SUVs and dual-cab utes has been disastrous for safety and the environment – and car parks may be at risk of collapse
Birmingham launches ‘Right Size Parking Initiative’ for parking reform
This initiative aims to reduce minimum parking requirements for new development in the city to improve walkability, rent prices, urban sprawl, and environmental factors according to the city website.
Will Electric Cars Collapse Multi-Story Car Parks (Parking Garages)? - CleanTechnica
It is more likely that older multi-story carparks will be damaged by heavier SUVs, utes, HEVs and PHEVs than by Battery Electric Vehicles.
Austin’s Citywide Elimination of Parking Mandates Heads for the Finish Line
The news back in May that Austin’s City Council voted to eliminate citywide parking mandates made waves across the nation, cited by a number of publications as evidence that these outdated re…
Disney Raises Prices for Parks and Parking as $60 Billion Investment Is in Works
In the wake of Disney's announcement it is investing $60 billion in parks, Disney World and Disneyland are raising their prices.
New California law prohibits car parking near crosswalks
Gavin Newsom signed a bill Tuesday that will ban vehicles from parking near crosswalks, a...
Parking Reform is Sweeping the Country. Does it Work?
A new study shows a significant reduction in housing construction costs in cities that have reduced or eliminated minimum parking requirements.
What is the National Parking Platform?
New system is designed to make paying for parking easier.