Parking Requirements
San Francisco Could Be Next to Eliminate Parking Minimums Citywide
A proposal under consideration by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors would eliminate parking requirements citywide.
San Diego Could Scrap Parking Requirements in 'Transit Priority Areas'
The mayor of San Diego has introduced a major parking reform initiative.
Downtown Cincinnati: Parking Not Required
The Cincinnati City Council voted this week to eliminate parking requirements in vast swaths of the downtown urban core.
Apartment Building Pays $100 a Month to Tenants Who Don't Use Parking
Miami developers the Melo Group are paying renters to give up parking spaces, even though they already built the garage.
Parking Reform Gaining Steam in Downtown Cincinnati, Over-the-Rhine
A proposed Urban Parking Overlay District would end requirements for off-street dedicated parking in two of Cincinnati's busiest neighborhoods.
Zoning Changes for the 'Missing Middle' Take a Step Forward in Olympia
Olympia, Washington joins the ranks of cities making new incentives for the creation of missing middle housing.
Parking Inventories for Five Cities
A new report providing credible estimates of five cities of differing size and geographic location reveals one truth about the United States: parking is the dominant land use in cities.
Parking Planning Paradigm Shift
More efficient parking management can benefit everybody, including motorists, businesses, residents, and any planner who becomes an expert on this subject, as I can report from experience.
Philadelphia Law Would Raise Parking Minimums
Swaths of the city of Philadelphia could see increased parking minimums if a new version of a bill that failed in 2016 makes its way through City Council.
If You're Ignoring Transportation, You're Not Much of a Climate Mayor
Encouraging compact land use by allowing density, building near transit, and eliminating parking minimums can have a powerful effect on the emissions a city generates.
Citywide Parking Requirement Reform Passes in Seattle
The U.S. city with the best recent history of convincing commuters to ditch the auto commute is taking further steps to make the city a little less car-centric.
Resurrecting the Classic American Main Street
In an interview, urbanism scholar Emily Talen discusses what it would take to restore "main street principles" to American towns and cities. Understandably, small retailers play a big role.
Minneapolis Draft Comprehensive Plan Revealed
The city of Minneapolis is deploying many of the most contemporary planning tools as it works toward approval of the Minneapolis 2040 plan.
MARTA an Amenity for Office Developers in Atlanta—But Not by Choice
The amenity in highest demand for companies looking to develop office space in Atlanta might surprise people: it's access to public transit.
Guess Who's Disrupting the Parking and Valet Business
Ride hailing reduces the need for parking services, as well as parking spaces, and parking companies are feeling the effects. New data comes from a major U.S. parking management company based in San Diego, thanks to the Union-Tribune.
Both Sides of the Parking Spectrum
Examples from California and Texas exemplify two extremes in thinking about parking.
Changes to Parking Requirements Made Big Impact on Minneapolis
Five years ago, Minneapolis rolled back parking requirements near transit. Since then, construction is up, rents are down, and the look of projects in these places has changed.
Fun Parking Facts
Parking requirements are the dark matter of the urban universe: they affect transport and land use in mysterious ways. These fun facts illustrate the costs and impacts of economically excessive parking supply.
Complying With New State Laws on ADUs No Easy Matter
Santa Rosa is struggling to complying with two laws passed last year to encourage construction of inlaw units to increase affordable housing. Council members are concerned that loosened restrictions would degrade neighborhood character.
Arlington County Reduces Parking Requirements for Multi-Family Developments on Metro Corridors
In addition to reducing parking requirements to 0.2 to 0.6 spaces per unit for developments "approved by special exception," the board went a step further by requiring mitigations if developers provide more than 1.65 spaces per unit.
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