Parking
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Reduced Parking Being Studied for Planned Foothill Gold Line Extension
To build more rail sooner, the Construction Authority is looking to reduce project construction costs, including the cost of building parking structures.
June 29, 2020
‘Parking Bomb’ Coming to Downtown San Jose
Transit-oriented development doesn't mean "with lots of parking"
June 5, 2020
Assembly Returns; Transportation Committee Takes on High-Speed Rail, Relief for Parking Debt
Rather than focus on fallout from COVID-19, the Assembly Transportation Committee was bent on reining in the High-Speed Rail Authority
May 5, 2020
The Problem With Just Giving Streets to Restaurants
Let's get creative with the 70 percent of public space dedicated to storing and moving cars. There are a ton of extraordinary things the public can do with that valuable real estate.
May 5, 2020
Would You Trade Your Parking Benefit for Cash?
This no-duh idea comes from D.C. — and if a crucial bill passes, it could become a reality in our nation's capital soon.
March 5, 2020
LADOT Finally Proposes Metering Car Parking on Abbot Kinney
A proposal from the Los Angeles Department of Transportation would price parking in this tony neighborhood to keep some spaces open.
January 9, 2020
More Drivers, Fewer Parkers: Parking in Downtown Santa Monica is More Abundant Than Ever — Let’s Reclaim Our Streets
Santa Monica has 700 extra parking, as in available parking spaces no longer needed. The cost is the opportunity cost of squandering such a valuable resource.
November 5, 2019
L.A. Proposes Eliminating Parking Requirements Downtown
Downtown L.A. follows Lancaster, Santa Monica, San Diego, San Francisco, Houston, and Cincinnati in eliminating unneeded parking requirements.
November 4, 2019
Coastal Commission Accepts San Diego’s Zero-Parking Requirements for a Slice of Coastal Zone
Despite staff recommendation to "wait and see," Commission agrees with need to stop requiring minimum parking at new developments
October 17, 2019
Houston May Soon Not Have a Problem with Parking
Houston's decision to remove mandatory parking requirements from new developments in two of the city’s more walkable neighborhoods is already bearing fruit, as one forward-thinking developer has cut the amount of car storage in his new shopping center by 25 percent.
September 19, 2019