Cycling advocate believes downtown Penticton paid parking has its purpose and its benefits - Penticton News - Castanet.net
While Penticton businesses are bringing up concerns about fewer people visiting the downtown area due to new paid parking, one cycling advocate thinks the city's choice to implement them will come to work in the stores' favour.
AB 1401 Ensures CA's Investments in Housing and Transit Go Further
NRDC is excited to support Assemblymember Friedman and her bill to eliminate harmful parking requirements and support healthy and affordable communities.
After years of heated debate and public backlash, Charlottesville City Council seems to have decided to shelve a proposed multi-million dollar downtown parking garage, opting to explore cheape...
Less, not more, is the key to Kingston's 'progressive' parking plan
KINGSTON — The city’s “parking problem” is not a lack of parking spaces, it’s because there are too many, according to a long-awaited discussion paper from…
The largest preschool in Portland, OR is getting evicted and it is ultimately because the school’s landlord, a church, prefers cars parking over kids playing. Childswork Learning Center has s…
Donald Shoup, the author of the seminal planning book "The High Cost of Free Parking," explains how parking requirements have poisoned cities and why poor planning is to blame.
Fairmont, West Virginia, City Council passes four ordinances to improve building, development | WV News | wvnews.com
FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WV News) — Fairmont City Council passed four planning and zoning ordinances during its meeting Tuesday evening, paving the way for easier development and redevelopment by residents and
Popular Ontario tourist destination imposing big fines to avoid huge influx of visitors
A popular Ontario tourist destination that was completely overwhelmed with visitors last summer is imposing huge fines and will now charge out-of-towners to use the beach in order to avoid overcrowding.
The intersection of parking and housing – American City and County
Before anyone had ever heard of COVID-19, cities throughout the United States were experiencing significant changes in their traditional traffic and parking pat
More Dining Spots Mean Fewer Parking Spots, And San Diego Seems Fine With That (KPBS Midday Edition Segments) | KPBS
The city has approved hundreds of outdoor dining permits since the pandemic began. Yet despite causing a big loss in parking across the city, the program appears to have widespread support.
No handicapped parking outside houses in La Crosse, an unwritten rule
They say no to everybody. That’s the answer a La Crosse woman got from City Hall when she asked to have a special handicapped parking space reserved outside her house, and was turned down. Eileen Kennedy tells the La Crosse board of public works this week that she would like a handicapped space designated outside […]
Richmond councilman wants to strike rules governing parking requirements for new developments; panel agrees to study | Richmond Local News | richmond.com
Richmond City Council members on Tuesday advanced a proposal to study striking rules about the minimum number of parking spaces new developments must have.
‘Home In Tacoma’ Advances with Recommendation to Eliminate Single-Family Zoning | The Urbanist
Tacoma has taken another step in its land use reform process to equitably house people and undo a legacy of exclusionary zoning. Home In Tacoma — an equitable affordable housing strategy R…
Polarizing parklets: How SF thinks about public space could forever change - The San Francisco Examiner
Rachel Herbert owns three cafes in San Francisco. All sit next to parks that draw heavy picnic crowds and provide a respite of fresh air from some of The City’s more crowded neighborhoods.
Loop Alliance April report shows a continued, alarming rise in downtown parking levels – Streetsblog Chicago
The report reveals increased personal car use has continued on a distressingly steep rise, even while foot traffic and office building occupancy remained on par or below March levels.