Parking

Arlington's Parking team is preparing to launch a 3-year pilot project to learn more about how we can make metered parking in our two Metro-rail corridors work better for businesses, customers, residents, and workers. As the team prepares to deploy new technology to measure demand for parking, come learn more about the Pilot Project and share your input on the project goals with our team.

Housing construction on what used to be a University of Utah parking lot has some students upset with the lack of parking. In the end, different Utah cities and schools have a variation of the problem.

Mike Salisbury, transportation energy lead in the Office of Climate Action, Sustainability, and Resiliency, explains what inspired the program and how the local government adapted to a huge public response.

More than 380 loading zones in Oakland will be turned into smart zones, allowing for commercial fleets — like parcel and other deliveries — to seamlessly park and pay by the minute.

Pedestrianizing America’s main street, Pennsylvania Avenue, would be the ultimate demonstration for the District, the nation, and the world that driving is not essential for a desirable, thriving neighborhood.

If the EV transition focuses exclusively on drivers in privately owned cars, it won’t meet many Americans’ mobility needs, particularly in underserved communities.

The changes to parking space standards have not kept up with the explosion in vehicle sizes.

The Seaside Institute is pleased to announce that Donald Shoup will be honored as the 2023 Seaside Prize recipient.

NORTHAMPTON — Reforms to Northampton’s parking system are officially in full effect across the city as a way for visitors of downtown to find parking near where they want to go.

Parking lots are being reduced in some municipalities in part to combat climate change. — Rich Segal

A proposed state bill would bar cities from requiring parking in areas adjacent to transit stations in an effort to make housing production more affordable and encourage walking and transit use.

In what could be a model for cities across America, Cincinnati is creating an in-house team to build safer streets for people who walk and roll, and vaulting over one of the most common roadblocks …

Study finds drivers spending up to a fifth of pre-tax income on running a car as lack of infrastructure deters people from cycling

The surge of traffic deaths in the first year of the pandemic can’t be completely explained by quarantine-emptied roads that made speeding easy — and new data on who, exactly, was involved in…

Restaurateurs are reconsidering the worth of their outdoor dining structures.

Plan to restrict car journeys in Oxford becomes lightning rod for fears of global assault on freedoms

High-income travelers pay the bulk of congestion pricing fees, according to a new UK study. Others tend to change their travel behavior and would benefit from better travel options.

“Keep on fighting, that’s the message – it’s worth it,” insists Michael Glotz-Richter, Senior Project Manager for Sustainable Mobility at the Municipality of Bremen. He would know. The idea of car sharing was one of the first things to hit his desk when he started working for the city back in 1990, and in 2020

History of zoning in the United States and how it has impacted cities

Instead of desperately trying to reduce road congestion in the short term, politicians should be using traffic as a tool for making urban transport more sustainable, writes Phineas Harper.

Congress passes a new $85 million grant program aimed at zoning reform. The funding represents a new and significant incentive and support for local zoning reform and planning for housing affordability.

With billions of dollars available to improve transportation infrastructure, states have a chance to try new strategies for addressing congestion. But some habits are hard to break.

California and many local governments are scrapping requirements that once made cars the center of the urban landscape.

Starting January 1, 2023, real estate developers in Oregon and California will no longer be required to build off-street parking facilities for certain projects located near public transit.

The start of 2023 is a very real reminder that change is all around us.  The new year is a time to reflect on what has been and what will be. And often

Los Angeles Director of Planning Vince Bertoni was recently interviewed the effects of new state planning and housing laws in the state’s most populous city.

In the last year, the state's government has taken robust legislative steps toward stemming the housing crisis.

Atlanta City Councilmember Jason Dozier has introduced three pieces of legislation to limit the growth of auto-centric development around the Atlanta BeltLine.

Eric Diller says community needs to see true cost of parking in debate over bicycling lanes