Parking
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.
Trump wants to eliminate people movers, add 32,000-car garage to Dulles airport
The proposed renovations would cost roughly $22 billion.
Austin Waymos rack up nearly $10k in parking tickets
The robotaxis have been cited for parking in tow zones and double parking, among other violations.
Denver mayor pushes for cheap downtown parking, says promoting transit is 'not our strategy'
The 'Mayor's Park $5' program encourages local businesses to reduce their parking prices to bring more people downtown.
Chicago mayor secretly bid over $3B to buy back city's parking meters
Mayor Brandon Johnson revoked an offer to pay more than $800 million above the next-highest bidder to regain control of the city's parking meters.
Asheville reconsiders parking minimums as surface parking eats up over a third of downtown real estate
Housing advocates say parking requirements are unnecessary and induce sprawl.
Luxury condo owners fight robotaxis in the most San Francisco conflict ever
Waymos parking in a condo building's garage are causing headaches as they get stuck and block other cars from exiting.
Glacier National Park drops reservation requirement, plans to double down on shuttle network
Since 2021, visitors with cars have had to make a reservation to access the park.
Chicago parking meters are for sale once again
Chicago's 75-year lease of its parking meters to an LLC puts revenue decisions in the hands of private investors.
Green Bay set to transform downtown parking lot into 168 housing units
The 2.5-acre property is scheduled to be fully open for business by 2031.
In a twist, Baltimore residents ask for less parking
A grocery store developer is asking to build more off-street parking than the city's new regulations allow, as well as 6 curbside spots that would replace an existing bus lane.
Chicago eliminates parking requirements near transit
In 2025, Illinois barred cities from mandating parking near train and bus stations.
Philadelphia's downtown parking lots are a 'valuable, untapped resource'
Over two dozen city-owned parking lots could be developed into housing or other uses.
Spokane Passes 12% Parking Tax
The new tax will support city transportation projects.
Three Ways to Activate Church Parking Lots Seven Days a Week
Churches need parking, but most of their lots are wasted space six days a week.
New Federal Rules Require Comprehensive State Plans for Truck Parking
States will now have to inventory and account for truck parking facilities on freight corridors.
Boston Considers Eliminating Parking Requirements
Boston could join other major cities in eliminating outdated parking regulations that drive up the cost of housing.
Who Wants to Play SimParkingLot?
The original urban planning game wanted to model real life cities. One grim reality of American urbanism held it back.
How the Rise of Delivery Culture is Changing Urban Design
Curb management is quickly becoming a key part of urban planning as delivery vans, ride share vehicles, shared mobility devices, transit, and private cars compete for scarce curb space.
Pagination
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
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello