Parking
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It’s March: Send Us Your Parking Craters!
Send us your nominations for the worst parking crater in an American city by March 15 to enter this year's tournament.
March 13, 2018
How Parking Mandates Tilt the Market Toward “Luxury” Housing
After Minneapolis slashed parking requirements, developers started to produce more affordable mid-rise apartment buildings instead of luxury high-rises.
February 1, 2018
How to Create More Play Space and Less Parking at City Schools
Instead of paving over schoolyards, D.C. may just issue special street-parking permits to teachers near urban schools.
January 30, 2018
Excellent Metro Station Parking Plan Faces Vote Next Week
Metro's parking plan would validate that parkers actually ride the Metro system, and would charge for park-and-ride where spaces are more than 90 percent full.
January 12, 2018
Hartford Eliminates Parking Minimums Citywide
The Connecticut capital is getting rid of parking minimums citywide, the second major American city to do so in the past 12 months.
December 14, 2017
To Reduce Pollution, London Will Outlaw Parking Construction
Mayor Sadiq Khan says the city will ban new parking spaces in home and office developments in large parts of the city
November 29, 2017
How Shared Parking Can Reduce Housing Costs and Cut Traffic
To reduce the amount of parking in new construction, Seattle is looking to make more efficient use of existing parking.
October 9, 2017
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh Doesn’t Have the Courage to Manage the City’s Parking
Walsh seems to have reached a conclusion without fairly assessing the program and trying to make it work.
September 20, 2017
Eyes on the Street: Smart Parking Boots on L.A. Streets
LADOT's new smart parking boots are in use on Koreatown streets.
August 9, 2017
If Americans Paid for the Parking We Consume, We’d Drive 500 Billion Fewer Miles Each Year
Most parking spots might cost you nothing, but parking is never really free. We just pay for it in ways that are completely divorced from our actual consumption of parking.
July 27, 2017