Parking

Reinstating parking mandates for developers in Honolulu means choosing cars over people and asphalt over affordability.

# Shoreline becomes the largest city in King County to let builders decide how much parking makes sense within the specifics of a site, rather than requiring an arbitrary number. The 6-0 city council vote follows a watershed state bill tackling parking earlier this year.

Working-class neighborhoods deserve the same protections the city gives wealthier communities.

The urban heat island (UHI), which describes the warmer temperature over urban landscape, is the most studied climate effect of cities. Most studies f…

New technologies are making it easier to find these urban heat islets, opening the door to new strategies for efficiently improving community health.

Enforcement of unpaid parking tickets has begun with a windshield blocker called Barnacle, the operators of Scranton’s downtown parking system remind motorists. The suction device that sticks…

We are interested in your most memorable and weirdest tales about parking, even when it seemed impossible.

Pedestrian-only zones are having a moment as a trend that started during the pandemic—from wider sidewalks to communal gathering spaces—is becoming the new normal in these popular destinations.

The bill would ban vehicles from parking within 20 feet of crosswalks and install "daylighting" structures to improve visibility for all street users.

The last year was a big one for housing reform. More than 30 states passed at least one pro-housing bill between July 2024 and June 2025.

With no relief from high home prices and rents, more and more state legislators are interested in pursuing housing reform. As a result, state legislatures set new records for the number and strength of new laws intended to unlock homebuilding.

The US is facing a housing crisis due to a shortage of housing in the places where people want to live, which is driving up prices and pushing people out, and requires bold and evidence-based action to increase supply and make housing more affordable.

We need to stop illegal parking practices, reduce traffic jams in Dhaka

Developers can now build new housing and business complexes without including a set number of parking spots.

Paid parking can solve congestion and fund neighborhood improvements. When revenue stays local and benefits are visible, paid parking can also be politically popular.

The city’s new reforms will help build more units

Sacramento is considering doubling the size of its parking meter district, extending it east from Sutter's Fort to Sacramento State.

Attempting to address the current parking options, the city of Grand Rapids is exploring a partnership with two companies to gather data using drones.

UCLA Luskin’s Mike Manville is challenging how we think about traffic, housing, and fairness.

Under the revisions, new businesses occupying less than 5,000 square feet would not have to provide any parking.

State legislation takes a new approach to removing parking mandates—one that is far more comprehensive.

The Madison Common Council voted unanimously to adopt three sweeping housing proposals this past week. 

Parking lots make up one-third of Orlando’s central business district. Leaders of a campaign called “People Over Parking” say the land could be better used on projects for people, not cars, a…

As cities around the Pacific Northwest are struggling to build enough affordable housing, ditching parking minimums offers one promising solution.

Builders putting residences near a CTA train or bus line will soon no longer need special approval to completely forgo parking spaces.

"No one likes to get a parking ticket," City of Vancouver chief safety officer Magnus Enfeldt said. "But everyone deserves the right to go to work and not be afraid of being assaulted while doing their job."

The high cost of elevators is a barrier to the development of affordable, accessible homes

New research by Aviva reveals that more than a quarter of UK garage owners hardly ever park their car in their garage

New laws in Maine ban parking minimums and relax zoning rules as it joins a growing list of states adopting top-down strategies to drive housing growth.