A new report demonstrates that restructured parking fees could resolve a significant portion of Manhattan's traffic congestion, without the need for London-style congestion pricing.
"Free parking, it turns out, isn't free. A new study by transportation guru Bruce Schaller finds that free parking in Manhattan's Central Business district is responsible for a significant amount of New York City's staggering traffic congestion."
"Last year, Schaller's groundbreaking study, "Necessity or Choice: Why People Drive in Manhattan" found that a whopping 80 percent of the motorists driving into Manhattan's Central Business District have viable transit options. The study released today builds on those findings and begins to answer the question: Why do people choose to drive into Manhattan rather than using transit?
One of the answers to this question, it turns out, is that lots of people have access to free parking and on-street parking priced far below market rates."
Read the full story: There’s No Such Thing as “Free Parking”
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A weekly monitor of how Trump’s orders and actions are impacting planners and planning in America.
California plans to bury El Niño’s downpour
If the state plays its cards right, it may be able to store a billion acre-feet of El Niño’s water in aquifers.
Chicago breaks ground on $3 billion megadevelopment
The new neighborhood, titled Foundry Park, will one day host 3,700 residences.
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California High-Speed Rail Authority CEO resigns after $600,000 scandal
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Legislation would require 10 governors’ permission to study or build projects moving water outside the basin.
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Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
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