How Much Parking Is Too Much Parking at D.C.'s Union Station?
Plans to expand and upgrade Union Station in D.C. might have gone overboard with parking, according to the public comments on the project's draft Environmental Impact Statement.
Parking Permit Pilots Must Avoid NW Portland Permit Pitfalls
Portland’s city government is finally taking steps to manage on-street parking, but new permit programs will likely have to be more fair to renters if they’re going to get approval from…
Five Great Ways To Repurpose Parking Lots During the Pandemic
If there’s one thing America definitely doesn’t need any more of, it’s parking lots — and during COVID-19, communities across the U.S. are seizing that under-utilized asphalt for …
San Diego's parking reforms could increase the cost of renting or buying a home
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Licensed Real Estate Broker Mark Powell joined KUSI to discuss the impact of San Diego’s parking reforms. The parking reforms allows builders to develop units without parking to lower housing costs. San Diego City Council voted to reform parking to help reduce traffic and increase housing affordability. Categories: Good Morning San Diego, In Studio Guests
One Line of Your Zoning Code Can Make a World of Difference
Sandpoint, Idaho eliminated its downtown parking minimums 10 years ago. Since then, at least four projects that could not otherwise have happened have brought new vibrancy and economic productivity to downtown.
Manhattan Panel to DOT: Use Curbside Space for More Than Just Parking
It’s a trend! Another Manhattan community board has demanded that the DOT figure out how to reallocate curb space so that roadways are not such a chaotic, unsafe mess.
There is an evolving understanding that urban lifestyles are changing, traditional parking ratios are outdated, and too much supply can be as harmful as too little.
Berkeley proposal calls for eliminating police from traffic and parking enforcement
A Berkeley City Council member proposed shifting traffic and parking enforcement from the Police Department to unarmed civil servants in a first-of-its-kind measure put forth Monday, the same day the mayor proposed slashing the city’s police budget by $9.2 million.
Pittsburgh on verge of ending some off-street parking minimums, but advocates say banning curb-cuts is necessary too
In March, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto introduced a bill that would change the Pittsburgh city zoning code to end the current requirement that new single-family...
By Neil Heller with Cary Westerbeck Neil is an urban planner at Neighborhood Workshop in Portland, Oregon and faculty of the Incremental Development Alliance. Currently sporting an 80-day…
Mayor Karácsony Proposes Progressive Parking Fee System for Downtown Budapest
Mayor Karácsony proposed the introduction of a progressive parking fee system for downtown Budapest that would make the first 15 minutes free of charge.
Miami Dolphins can’t play yet, so Hard Rock stadium is opening a drive-in theater
Despite the fact that you are literally dying to see Tua Tagovailoa throw a pass wearing the aqua and orange, the Miami Dolphins can’t play football to entertain you right now.