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Cities often fail to effectively manage parking—and the public pays for it.

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Yes, really. I gave my keynote speech at the Arizona State University (ASU) conference yesterday morning, and it was only my second favorite talk I attended. Which one beat it out? A panel on mandated parking. All 3 of the speakers made cogent, passionate, fact-filled arguments against parking mandates. The moderator who asked questions was […]

Urban transport policy has become increasingly contentious as leaders grapple with the need to keep people moving while reducing car use. If policymakers are to combat the increasing polarisation of public opinion, they will need to ensure their proposals are framed around fairness, says Philipp Rode.

Sadiq Khan is facing protest, death threats for the expansion of his city’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ).

Most Americans support a roster of zoning policies intended to boost housing availability and affordability, according to a nationally representative survey conducted in September for The Pew Charitable Trusts.

Montgomery County council members on Tuesday said the move is intended to encourage residents to go car-free and reduce the cost of new housing.

Hell's Kitchen faces a parking crisis as 100 structures require urgent end-of-year inspections after the closure of two neighborhood garages.

Vehicle subscription company FINN released a study analyzing parking availability and affordability in major U.S. cities.

The city brought in $21M in parking revenue, including $17M by mobile app, for the first five months of 2023

Philadelphia City Council is looking at next steps to take after learning of reports of predatory use of parking barnacle devices in the city.

A change in mindset driven by climate and a desire for livability.

This New York City nonprofit decided to show how much valuable space is wasted by parking…by converting two parking spaces into a studio apartment!

Getting rid of these requirements, Coun. Linda Annis reasons, will speed up development approvals for new housing and make homes more affordable

Oak Island Town Council received a detailed breakdown of the 2023 paid parking program that netted more than $1.1 million in its inaugural year at the board’s Nov. 14 monthly

Durham joined Raleigh in dropping parking minimums in an effort to encourage more construction

Some cities, including Austin, Texas, are moving away from parking minimums.

The fees and fines stem from over one million citations issued by the city.

The Austin City Council voted to eliminate parking space requirements on all new building developments on Nov. 2, making it the largest city in the United States to do so. The approved amendments to the city’s land code no longer require developers to build a minimum number of parking spaces along with their building projects....

This story was supported by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. In the beginning, parking lots were created to curb chaos on the road. But climate change has turned that dynamic on its head. Since the 1920s a little-known policy called parking minimums has shaped a large facet of American life. In major cities, this meant that any type of building — apartments, banks, or shopping malls — needed to reserve a certain amount of parking spaces to accommodate anyone who might visit.  But transportation makes up almost one-third of carbon emissions in the U.S. and cars represent a significant portion of those emissions. As the country attempts to aggressively cut carbon emissions, reducing dependence on fossil fuels will also mean rethinking what transportation and public space look like, especially in cities. Earlier this month, the city of Austin, Texas, became the latest community to eliminate parking minimums and is now the largest city in the U.S. to do so.  “If we want half of all trips to be in something other than a car, then we can’t, as a city, in my opinion, mandate that every home or business have at least one parking space for each resident or customer,” said Zohaib Qadri, the Austin city council member who introduced the measure. Reducing dependency on cars was a huge push for the initiative in Austin, said Qadri, who hopes the measure also will lead to a more sustainable city. “Climate change is here,” said Qadri. “And we’re only going to make it worse by clinging to these very climate unfriendly and unsustainable transportation habits of the 20th century.” The elimination of this seemingly innocuous law could pave the way for cities to build denser housing, increase public transit options, and reduce their carbon emissions, according to Donald Shoup, an

It was a big day for drivers at Vancouver city council Wednesday, as councillors approved a suite of changes to parking in the city.

The 12,000 parking spaces and around 160 acres of parking lots at American Family Field are typically flooded with celebrating fans before Milwaukee Brewers games. But now – as part of discussions

Right now, if you park illegally at certain spots you can be fined $25. On Monday, the city council could raise it to $100.

Wanting to encourage people toward using bikes for transportation is all fine and good, but not when it makes it harder for developers to build much-needed housing.

Paris is set to hold a public consultation on 4 February about whether to increase parking charges for heavy SUVs.

This article dives beneath the surface-level noise created by disgruntled students made late to class from a parking pilgrimage. While the above description of parking at Conn is certainly melodramatic, for students with vehicles on campus, aspects of this experience ring true. Many students have experienced the chaos of the West gravel lot or the frustration of walking to South Lot on a snowy February day. While some students may feel as though the parking situation at Conn is in crisis, perhaps the issue is more internal than external.