Parking

San Jose, California, is now one step closer to removing a longstanding policy that has resulted in an oversupply of parking throughout the city, sprawl and higher housing costs. On

At least seven low-income housing developments funded by the state have eclipsed more than $1 million per apartment to build in the last two years.

Launched before the pandemic, this program has only become more relevant.

Gard Pecor created a diagram comparing how much land in downtown Milwaukee is dedicated to garage and parking lots versus park and plaza spaces. Pecor’s map spurred conversations questioning how the area could be reimagined to create more people-centered spaces, and how that could be translated across the city.

Environmental causes run into conflict with zoning reforms intended for environmental benefit once again, as the California Coastal Commission requires San Diego to reinstate parking requirements for ADUs.

Encinitas recently extended its safe parking program for homeless residents, though it has long been a point of contention for neighbors.

Demolition work began this week on a Lower East Side park that is a focal point in the tension between the community and developers on the waterfront. The

The city failed to perform a state-required environmental analysis of its Minneapolis 2040 comprehensive plan, three environmentalists groups had argued in a lawsuit that.

Removing cars from urban areas means lower carbon emissions, less air pollution, and fewer road traffic accidents. So why are residents so resistant?

A new paper from America Is All In shows how communities can benefit from the low-carbon multi-modal approach. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, offers U.S. states and cities the chance to invest in transportation systems that modernize infrastructure, expand access and mobility for all people in a…

As Chicago faces the highest number of traffic-related deaths and injuries in years, the Department of Transportation is launching a new public forum hoping to address issues regarding pedestrian and bicyclist safety.

Charlotte City Council has adopted an ambitious framework that reimagines how residents get from point A to point B.

In Berlin, every second shopping trip to the city centre is made by foot or bicycle, and 27% by public transport. That’s higher than many people might have imagined and gives an image of a sustainable, thriving city. However, over the past two years, with many people staying away from busy areas, Berlin, like other

The multilane arterial roadway is a central feature of post–World War II (WWII) suburbs that challenges efforts to create more transit-oriented regions. Retrofitting suburbs is an important plannin...

Shelter is a necessity, yet approximately 17 out of every 10,000 people in the United States are unhoused. Public attention to homelessness has centered on individuals sitting and sleeping in publi...

An excerpt from the latest book on zoning argues for four approaches to reform that can immediately improve land use regulation in the United States.

To many urban Americans in the 1920s, the car and its driver were tyrants that deprived others of their freedom.

Even large car-dependent cities like Houston and Los Angeles are serious about reducing the auto traffic on highways as these cities reimagine transit and other transportation investments.

The state made sweeping reforms that eliminate parking requirements in some jurisdictions, which supporters hope will lead to faster, less expensive construction and the revitalization of vacant properties and underused lots.

(The Center Square) – When IKAR, a Los Angeles Jewish community, purchased a piece of property four years ago, they began envisioning a synagogue home for themselves. The community, which

The paper of record in Southern California is on the record in support of parking reforms.

Like it or not, most of California, especially Southern California, was designed decades ago to be car-centric. Compare these population densities: The city of Los Angeles: 8,304 people per square …

It ensures we are merely shifting the excesses and waste from the tailpipe to the power plant.

The proposal offers at most a few billion in funding for alternatives that could yield a future without cars, such as mass transit, biking, walking and trains.

Pontevedra banned cars decades before most cities started to think about reclaiming streets for pedestrians.

Even the capital of Albania has more school streets per capita than New York City.

While driving extends our ability to move at high speed, it comes at the cost of almost every other kind of action.

The fourth blog in Centre for Cities' TfL series looks at Singapore's urban mobility model which shows that congestion charging and ULEZ are not the only policies available to simultaneously raise revenue and reduce car use. The fourth blog in Centre for Cities' TfL series looks at Singapore's urban mobility model which shows that congestion charging and ULEZ are not the only policies available to simultaneously raise revenue and reduce car use.

“Folks in the #parking reform space often talk about construction costs in absolute terms ($60k per space). This graphic from @MadWIParking translates that number into monthly debt service. Revenues cover around $212 per month, leaving a $240 public subsidy for every stall.”