The New York Times uses the events of Park(ing) Day to review the radical changes taking place in the city's parking policies. Tune in on Monday for Planetizen's own coverage of the Los Angeles festivities.
"...2008 may be one of the most tumultuous parking years since the early 1950s, when the city introduced alternate side of the street parking to get New Yorkers to move their cars in 1950 and then, in 1951, installed meters to collect some rent on its valuable street real estate.
So let's recap: First there was the whole fuss over the number of city employee parking permits. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced the city would cut city employee parking permits by 20 percent in January, which resulted in a lot of fuss.
Of course, two months later, in March, there was still confusion because no one could say how many permits were in circulation in the centralized system. It wasn't for another two more months until permits were cut by 20,000 in May."
Read the full story: The Year of the Parking Space
Watch: How to Remove Thousands of Parking Spaces
What the city of Amsterdam will gain by removing cars from on-street parking space.
Downtown Houston parking garage will take up an entire block
The garage will connect to the Houston Center retail complex, a 4.6-million square foot office and commercial site.
Study: NYC congestion pricing didn't impact parking demand
A city report shows that free parking, not congestion pricing, is the main driver of limited parking demand in the city.
Planetizen Federal Action Tracker
A weekly monitor of how Trump’s orders and actions are impacting planners and planning in America.
Amtrak, CN end decades-long dispute with eight-year agreement
The new operating agreement establishes an updated framework for the companies to work together, including processes to resolve disputes.
Judges permit Denver to divert 77,000 acre feet from the Colorado River for reservoir expansion
Overuse and climate change have caused the Colorado River’s water levels to plummet.
Philadelphia to invest $2 billion into upgrading city airports as PHL places last in customer satisfaction
Modernizations to Philadelphia's airports will include baggage system upgrades and a new automated parking garage guidance system.
The LA housing policies making developers turn away from the city
Despite LA’s housing shortage, developers say the city’s "mansion-tax" and pandemic-era policies make it an unappealing place to build housing.
New density bill would require 7 California cities to establish regional transit hubs
The bill would also require major cities in California to permit high-rise residential buildings.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Wisconsin Rapids
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
KFH Group Inc.
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello