Parking Requirements
Reducing Parking Requirements for Huge, Regional Malls
Fairfax County, Virginia is considering a change to its parking requirements that would lower the number of parking spots at large malls like Tysons Corner Center and Tysons Galleria.
Philadelphia Planning Commission Approves ADU Bill
The commission recommended a trio of bills focused on historic preservation, including one that would permit accessory dwelling units on historic properties.
Editorial: Pittsburgh Fails to Provide Adequate Parking Around Downtown
New development coming to Downtown Pittsburgh lacks sufficient parking, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Parking Minimums Not Required in a Larger Section of Houston
The Houston Council voted yesterday to extend its market-base parking program.
Parking Requirements Could Come to an End in Edmonton, Alberta
The latest North American city to take up the cause of Donald Shoup and "The High Cost of Free Parking" is located in Canada.
New Developments Must Be EV Ready in Seattle
It's not the same as requiring that all new development have charging facilities and parking spots for electric vehicles, but it's close.
Lawsuit Aims to Block San Diego Parking Requirement Reform
A lawsuit against San Diego alleges that the City Council approved an ordinance ending parking requirements on transit corridors without performing necessary environmental review.
Hammering Out the Details of New Accessory Dwelling Unit Regulations
As Montgomery County, Maryland considers a new law to allow more development of accessory dwelling units. The devil is in the details.
San Diego Unbundles Parking, Eliminates Parking Minimums and Sets Maximums
In addition to replacing parking minimums with parking maximums of one space per unit in transit corridors, the city council went a step further by requiring unbundling, that is, requiring separate payment for parking from the housing.
Pushing the Austin City Council to Ditch Parking Minimums
Austin seems like a safe bet to be one fo the next cities to end parking minimums citywide, and advocates are already pressing for the change.
Electric Vehicle-Ready Parking Proposed for All New Seattle Buildings
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan proposed new electric vehicle parking requirements in the recent State of the City address, but the proposal is in keeping with the Seattle Climate Action Plan released in April 2018.
Major Parking Reform Effort Moving Forward in San Diego
Civic San Diego and San Diego planning commissioners approved new parking standards that would eliminate minimums and set maximums of one space per multifamily unit. Those reforms and more must still be approved by the City Council.
San Francisco Sets the Parking Reform Bar High
The city of San Francisco became the largest city to end minimum parking requirements through the city earlier this month.
A Transit-Oriented Parking Reform Proposal in San Diego
Under a new plan proposed by the mayor of San Diego, new developments in transit-rich parts of the city would no longer require parking.
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.
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 Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
