Parking

Also today: Los Angeles’s plan to boost public transit ridership, and inside the world’s strictest Covid Zero city.

Gov. Newsom signed a bill Thursday preventing California cities from setting parking requirements for new developments near public transit.

Recently opened express lanes on a nine-mile stretch of Interstate 66 will now charge variable tolls based on traffic congestion.

When California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2907 into law on September 22, 2022—making it easier and cheaper to develop around transit stops by requiring less parking—it culminated a decade of political and legislative work. AB 2907 was only the latest in a string of laws proposed for similar effect, dating back to AB 710 in 2011, but it was the first to end up on the governor's desk.

The city shouldn’t require parking that never gets used.

Fairfax County is working on a zoning provision to reduce parking requirements but its Parking Reimagined proposal needs work.

Men and women make different travel choices — understanding those is key to achieving pollution and climate targets.

Cargo cycling has the potential to end thousands of needless car and truck journeys.

Places to put your car in Center City were dwindling even before the pandemic, and the trend will only continue. Is Philly truly ready to embrace a less ­car-dependent downtown?

Cities are debating the use of acres of urban land as parking after the pandemic shone new light on how those spaces can be used in a more creative and valuable way

This year, legislators in at least eight states debated mileage taxes on drivers of electric vehicles.

Known for motorways with cars at a standstill, visitors are urged to go car-free as Los Angeles pursues its environmental goals.

In exchange for financing an apartment project, banks almost always require a minimum number of parking spaces.

The Alusta Pavilion gives birds, bees, and plants a lush habitat—and human visitors a renewed outlook on the natural world.

Op-Ed: If we want to address barriers to access, and the public health and climate impacts of car-dependence, we must make it easier for non-drivers to get around our communities.

Good designers could revitalize Gainesville's obsolete strip malls, creating vibrant urban neighborhoods.

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a new law banning California localities from requiring parking spaces for new developments built within half a mile of a public transit stop.

The state government is pushing back against a local effort to allow denser housing in single-family neighborhoods, setting the stage for a legal battle.

Minimum parking requirements for most non-residential buildings in Columbia are now in the past.  Columbia City Council on Tuesday gave...

CRE experts weigh in on Newsom's new housing bills

Nine of the 52 cities impacted by the state of Oregon’s parking requirements changes, approved earlier this year, plan to sue to stop the reforms.

A new California law eliminates minimum parking requirements for housing near mass transit. Why one parking guru says it'll be a boon for home building.

A new state law unravels decades of parking rules in California cities. On this episode of “Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast” CalMatters’ Manuela Tobias and The Los Angeles’ Times’

Perhaps there just isn’t enough space on the road — or hours in the day — to drive any further.

Congestion pricing is one of the most common-sense tools for creating a more efficient transportation system if implemented properly. Here’s how.

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the way Americans spend their time. One of the most enduring shifts has occurred in the workplace, with millions of employees making the switch to work from home. Even as the pandemic has waned, more than 15 percent of full-time employees remain fully remote and an additional 30 percent work in hybrid arrangements (Barrero, Bloom, and Davis). These changes have substantially reduced time spent commuting to work; in the aggregate, Americans now spend 60 million fewer hours traveling to work each day. In this post, we investigate how people spend this saved time on other activities. Using detailed data from the American Time Use Survey (ATUS), we find that employed individuals allocate their saved commute time toward leisure activities and sleeping, while reducing overall work hours.

It may not be as busy, carefree, or easy to participate in as we've come to expect, but this year's patio season could just be the most joyful in T...

Car culture in the United States spurred a parking boom that's continued since the early 1900s. As a result, American cites are chock full of parking lots an...

Finally, people and housing needs are getting preference over the automobile.

A Q&A with one of the planners behind the mid-sized NY city’s successes.