Parking

Winter Park city commissioners approved changes this week to the city's land development code aimed at curbing downtown parking problems.

A Boston Globe Spotlight Team report: Employers say they want more transit spending, but employee perks undercut those words and entice workers to drive.

A $140 million Arizona development is banning all privately owned cars in favor of scooters, bikes, and ride-sharing, testing demand for a new type of walkable neighborhood.

The DC Department of Transportation found the pilot created immediate safety improvements and made curbside deliveries more efficient.

This conceptual design reimagines the parking lot as something more productive.

You’ve probably been offered parking validation, as I have, at restaurants, grocery stores -- even the county Human Services office where I receive benefits (while working three jobs and freelancing on the side). But what if, like me, you don’t have a car? Which of these places will validate your visiting them by riding transit, biking, walking or scootering? This conversation came up recently on Twitter, when Julia Curran wrote about her experience asking businesses,

The city will leave it up to businesses to decide how many parking spaces they need in two center-city neighborhoods.

Shopper numbers in city centres are falling, leaving car parks empty – and councils are finding innovative ways to repurpose the space

The idea is to make development cheaper and encourage people to use greener modes of transport—but will that be the case?

Bar Harbor netted more than $1.5 million in its first season charging for downtown parking, three times the amount town officials said they expected from parking fees, fines and permits.

Santa Monica has 700 extra parking, as in available parking spaces no longer needed. The cost is the opportunity cost of squandering such a valuable resource.

Manhattanites worry about losing parking thanks to congestion pricing, but are those fears founded?

Santa Monica has long strived to be one of the most walkable places in Southern California.

For many Brooklynites, the destruction of Admiral’s Row and its extensive woodlands represents a tragic loss

Downtown L.A. follows Lancaster, Santa Monica, San Diego, San Francisco, Houston, and Cincinnati in eliminating unneeded parking requirements.

City officials want to revamp parking regulations for houses of worship and other site geared toward public assembly to facilitate more home construction. The changes have been pushed by a group of housing activists calling themselves YIGBY, for "Yes in God's Backyard."

We all need a place to live in. For many families, housing remains one of the biggest, and most critical, monthly expenses, one that has an impact on everything from their health to their children’s education. Cities must ensure that residents have access to housing that is both affordable, well-maintained, and has good access to jobs and services. This is the one policy that policymakers should make a priority to get it right.

Chicago has built a significant percentage of its city budget off of fines and fees. City leaders are now saying that isn’t fair.

Uber and Lyft traffic jams are creating misery for departing passengers at LAX and elsewhere. But there is reason for hope.

New York City parking garage operators are under stress

Travelers leaving LAX are now required to board a shuttle or walk to a waiting area east of Terminal 1 to call a car.

Here’s why Tesla’s “Smart Summon” feature is taking them on anyway.

To alleviate many parking-related externalities, several rapidly growing cities globally are optimizing parking through “smart-parking” programs, invo…

The Zoning Board of Appeal today approved a five-story, 56-unit apartment building on what is now a vacant lot at 1970 Dorchester Ave., next to the Ashmont Red Line station. Read more.