Parking Revenue

Dark-colored car parked at curb with white and red parking ticket in passenger side windshield wiper next to parking pay station with green P sign on sidewalk.

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.

May 21, 2026 - Chicago Tribune

Aerial view of downtown Baltimore, Maryland with freeways in foreground

Parking Ticket Revenue: Which Cities Earn Most?

A list of 15 cities with the highest per-capita parking enforcement revenue.

July 23, 2024 - Quartz

Close-up of standard grey parking meter on Chicago street.

Why Chicago Doesn’t Own its Parking Meters

More than a decade ago, the city sold control of its curb parking to private investors.

November 2, 2023 - Jalopnik

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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

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.

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