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Oregon Just Ended Excessive Parking Mandates On Most Urban Lots
A 2019 law legalizing
Burlington parking no longer a police issue; rather, it’s customer service
The city council voted for the change in November, as part of a larger push led by Progressives and Black activists over the past six months to shift funding and responsibilities away from police.
Tactical urbanism, parklets, and a post-COVID recovery
R Rawlings, Vestre Ltd, discusses how COVID-19 has acted as a catalyst for transforming urban spaces, and why introducing parklets could be the way forward
Trains, Walking, Biking: Why Germany Needs to Look Beyond Cars
Power Switch: Fourth in a continuing series about the German energy transition. BERLIN—In Germany, you can go almost anywhere on a train. Inside this city’s glass-enclosed central station, trains from the local transit system arrive on the upper level from all over the region, their doors opening to disgorge the morning commuters. Down several turns of an escalator […]
The Right to the Shoreline: Race, Exclusion, and Public Beaches in Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
In shoreline metropolitan regions, summer means beach season. Public beaches in urban and suburban areas serve multiple purposes: vital shoreline ecosystems, recreational amenities, vital spaces for cooling down during hot summers – especially for households without air conditioning – and open spaces for the public.
Opinion: Why Mayor Kenney must defend Philly’s parking tax - WHYY
Philadelphia City Council passed a bill lowering the city’s parking tax. The move would roll back progress on meeting city goals and generating revenue at a time of financial crisis.
Open Mobility Foundation launched to help create new open data standards for the kerb
Digitising the kerb opens the door for more dynamic regulations and new approaches to kerb-usage fees that could enable more goal-driven management strategies.
Car-parking space: the next great urban frontier
As car-sharing, ride-sharing and self-driving vehicles transform urban mobility, what use can we put the space once devoted to vehicles doing nothing?
Proposed residential zoning code changes will be heard Wednesday. Here’s what they mean
Apps allow users to pay for multiple trips and find parking in the Short North, Downtown
Smart Columbus said the Pivot and ParkColumbus apps now give users the ability to pay for multiple trips, find parking Downtown and in the Short North
Moving to Electric Vehicles Will Not Save Our Cities
Jon Burke, the London Councillor for Hackney responded to Britain’s plan to ban all gas and diesel vehicle sales by 2030 by pointing out that this only addressed half the issue. In an…
Yankee Stadium Parking Lot Woes Block Soccer Field Goal, Cost Taxpayers Millions
Shortchanged holders of bonds told parking company owes $34 million in interest alone on unpaid rent and other debts to the city. A possible deal to build a home for the NYCFC could stop the bleeding — if the Yankees and lot owners can make peace.
Yankees threaten to halt own soccer stadium project unless bankrupt company cleans up garages that would be torn down anyway
The City, the web publication with the ungoogleable name that was funded with Craig Newmark’s guilt money over accidentally destroying newspapers, ran an article last night headlined “Yankee Stadium Parking Lot Woes Block Soccer Field Goal, Cost Taxpayers Millions.” This is a subject that should interest FoS readers on a couple of levels — the New […]
Paris halves street parking and asks residents what they want to do with the space
The French capital wants to replace 70,000 parking spots to improve air quality and make the city more eco-friendly and sustainable for its residents.
Arlington County to Launch Variable Parking Pricing Along Metro Corridors
Plunge in city parking revenue due to pandemic is 'staggering,' Toronto councillor says | CBC News
As the city struggles to balance the 2021 budget in the face of a worsening pandemic, councillors are coming to grips with a steep drop in revenue from the Toronto Parking Authority. Coun. Brad Bradford calls the figures "staggering," but not surprising.
Smarter Transportation Pricing, Please! Responding to Criticisms of
Many transportation problems are virtually unsolvable without efficient road and parking pricing. When people say "I oppose road tolls," they are really saying "I support traffic congestion." Here
West Coast Cottage Reforms Lead to Explosive Rise in Permits
ADU demand skyrockets in jurisdictions that removed regulatory barriers.
Taking Back the Curb, One Restaurant at a Time
While glimmers of hope about an impending vaccine glimmer in the future, the coronavirus still rages on. The toll the pandemic has taken on people’s lives and health will be difficult to measure for a long time coming, but there is no question that our livelihoods and norms have changed. One hopeful outcome has been...
Why Australian cities need post-COVID vision, not free parking
Instead of free parking, our post-COVID CBDs need a big vision to become attractive destinations that aren't car-friendly at the expense of being people-friendly.
Don’t forget to Feed the Meter
The holiday shopping season is heading into full swing and so is an annual program that helps thousands of stu...
Can Parking Proceeds Close Muni Budget Hole?
Suggestions from advocates for closing a $68 million SFMTA deficit
How automation can alleviate law enforcement bias in transportation
Deploying automated traffic enforcement systems can free up law enforcement resources to be allocated in communities where they are needed most.
Cedar Rapids parking revenue takes 'big hit' from pandemic
CEDAR RAPIDS - Park Cedar Rapids, the company managing the city's paid parking downtown, has laid off many of its employees to cope with a sharp drop in revenue because the pandemic has paused large events and forced many downtown employees to work from home.
Successful project completion for Parkopedia takes drivers one step closer to fully autonomous parking
We are thrilled to announce we completed all the deliverables for the Autonomous Valet Parking project and have successfully completed the project both on time and on budget.
Restaurant parklets are expensive, so Bay Area architects and artists have been designing them for free
Designers, artists and contractors have sprung into action to help restaurants and to spark ideas about what public space could look like.
Cities’ priorities must be the heart of any universal curb standard. These 5 principles pave the way.
ities and towns face a massive hurdle to managing their curb space: the lack of a uniform way to define the curb and its users. Without a universal curb standard, it’s difficult for local governments to coordinate with each other and private entities and assess the effectiveness of their curbside management policies. Participants in our Smart Cities Collaborative joined together to develop five principles that should inform any universal curbside language and standards.
Hermiston offers city parking lots for restaurants to serve outdoor diners
The restaurants will not be charged for the use.
A brilliant plan to turn parking garages into rooftop gardens
In Melbourne, 1,200 acres are wasted on parking spaces. One architecture firm wants to reimagine how they’re used.