Parking

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 …

There is an evolving understanding that urban lifestyles are changing, traditional parking ratios are outdated, and too much supply can be as harmful as too little.

A new parking garage in downtown Coeur d’Alene opens Tuesday, providing about 350 paid parking spaces.

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.

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...

“Guess what, Gersh, a lot of people still have cars,” the mayor said sarcastically.

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 proposed the introduction of a progressive parking fee system for downtown Budapest that would make the first 15 minutes free of charge.

Op-ed: Polling makes it clear: Those who can pay more, should.

A.B, 3153 would allow housing developers who provide parking for either bikes or car-share in new buildings to reduce car parking requirements

This piece is the third in a four-part series. It summarizes findings from a report written by Hannah Hoyt, published by Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies and NeighborWorks America.

Harvard Medical School study comparing hospital car parks in 2019 to 2018 finds spike in October

Even when developers build transit-oriented development, sometimes they don’t get it

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.

Despite ample research on many impacts of abundant parking, to date little attention has focused on potential significant consequences for urban heat.

“Plans… are in full swing. We are designing a permit process that will allow not just restaurants but bars, retail, and personal service businesses to access the right-of-way.”— Margaux Weeke, Commissioner Chloe Eudaly’s office The food scene in Portland needs no introduction, but it does need more space. For restaurant, coffee shop and food cart Read More »

Every summer, Philly residents can apply for permits to turn their block into a playground for kids, no cars allowed. This year, the rules are changing.

Berkeley is moving fast to expand outdoor dining

The largest parking lot in the world has nearly 20,000 places, and can be found at the West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Canada.

Minimum parking requirements are expensive, waste space, and waste opportunities. Edmonton seems poised to do something about it.

“This could be the best block party in the history of New York, but if we don’t get this right in the next three months, there will be a complete collapse of the tax base of the city,&#…

You might be seeing parking space–sized seating areas pop up outside of restaurants, cafes, and more all over the city.

The needs of the logistics sector have been ignored by the Government in its guidance for managing urban streets during the coronavirus lockdown, says the Freig

Sunshine Mills Winery converts its parking lot to drive-in theater.

The Golden Gate Restaurant Association is asking San Francisco leaders to allow restaurants to temporarily expand outdoors as shelter-in-place lifts.