Parking

Socialist Parking

Parking: Where We Embrace Socialism in the U.S.

"Comrades, rejoice: In the face of the counter-revolutionary neo-liberal onslaught, there’s at least one arena where the people’s inalienable rights reign supreme: we embrace socialism for car storage."

July 18, 2018 - City Commentary

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Parking Fee Pilot Project Extended for D.C. Metro

A parking experiment will continue at transit stations in the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) system.

July 17, 2018 - WTOP

BART Station

Book Review: Shoup Passes the Torch With 'Parking and the City'

Parking and the City features Shoup at his witty best, accompanied by a group of passionate collaborators for the cause of rational parking regulations. The future of parking reform is in good hands.

July 16, 2018 - James Brasuell

Parking

Analysis: Self-Driving Cars Will Hit Cities in the Parking Revenue

Details of the parking and automobile-related revenue generated by the 25 largest cities in the United States reveals a wide range of potential effects arising from a future of self-driving cars.

July 15, 2018 - Governing

Parking Lot

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.

July 13, 2018 - Streetsblog USA

Oneonta, New York Receives State Transit Grant

Oneonta transit center grant is part of package of $57.7 million in grants from New York State for rural transit projects.

July 4, 2018 - The Daily Star

MARTA Station

Transit Proximity Means Higher Commercial Rents in Atlanta

Due in part to a parking shortage, Atlanta firms are doling out higher rents to get closer to MARTA stations.

June 29, 2018 - Bisnow

In New Jersey, Beach Parking Located Right on the Sand

This summer, the seashore town of Wildwood is charging a fee for people with the right cars to park in a very convenient location.

June 11, 2018 - The New York Times

Car Share

300 Parking Spaces in New York City Now Saved for Car Share Companies

The city is implementing a pilot program that prioritizes shared cars.

June 4, 2018 - The New York Times

Cleveland Warehouse District

Study: Unbundle Parking for the Most Effective Transportation Demand Management

A new study by Mobility Lab makes a strong case for unbundling parking from rent to inspire more sustainable transportation choices.

June 3, 2018 - Mobility Lab

Downtown St. Paul

St. Paul Seeks State Money for Parking Garage

The state of Minnesota is disinclined, so far, to pay for the project, but St. Paul officials are looking to invest big money to replace a large parking garage in the downtown entertainment district.

May 29, 2018 - Streets MN

Airport Bike

Study Finds People Tend to Overestimate How Long It Takes to Walk and Bike

Ninety percent of respondents to a recent survey overestimated the time it would take to walk or bike to work, and those with parking permits were the worst at guessing their commute times.

May 7, 2018 - The New York Times

Michigan State Capital

And the Parking Crater Award Goes To…

One of the biggest days of the year on the urbanism calendar took place on April 20. No, not marijuana day—the awarding of the Golden Crater award to the winner of Streetsblog's annual Parking Madness competition.

April 24, 2018 - Streetsblog USA

San Francisco

Homes, Not Parking

The Balboa Reservoir is the perfect spot for housing in San Francisco, Nicole Lindler argues, and the notion that it should remain a surface parking lot shows badly disordered priorities.

April 21, 2018 - San Francisco Chronicle

Seattle Sound Transit

How Much Parking Near Transit Is Too Much Parking Near Transit?

Faced with the expensive costs of adding park and ride facilities along its expanding transit system, transportation planners in the Seattle region wonder if it's money well spent.

April 15, 2018 - Crosscut

Jersey City Demolition Ban Is All About the 'Bayonne Box'

An inexpensive architectural style is deemed unfit for a town looking to preserve its history—and become a more sophisticated city.

April 4, 2018 - The Jersey Journal

QLine

Lane Closure to Occasionally Make Space for Detroit's QLine Streetcar

Woodward Avenue will get a temporary road diet during special events in response to safety concerns connected to the QLine.

March 15, 2018 - Detroit Free Press

Issaquah Alps

A Shuttle Ride to the Trailhead

A pilot program by King County Metro and the King County Parks Department in the state of Washington found success in 2017, and is spending the beginning of 2018 looking at options to expand.

March 15, 2018 - Washington Trail Association

MARTA Station

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.

March 11, 2018 - Bisnow Atlanta

Homeless Cars

A Man's Truck Is His Palace?

In a move to grant further autonomy and rights to the homeless population of Seattle, a court found in favor of a man who argued his truck was his home and should not have been towed after he didn't move for 72 hours.

March 8, 2018 - The Seattle Times

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