This Strong Towns member saw a huge problem with the parking minimums in his city—and decided to do something about it.

Top StorySeairra JonesMarch 1, 2022member story, advocacy, taking action, parking minimums, biking, bicycling, bikes, bikeability, bike lanes, minimum parking requirements, success stories, end parking mandates and subsidies, california 4 Comments

Pasadena Is Pumping the Brakes on This Mechanic’s Dreams

This small business owner is being financially crushed because the City of Pasadena is forcing him to get more parking spaces—parking that his small business doesn’t need.

Top StoryDiana SimpsonFebruary 11, 2022parking minimums, small business, local business, cars, zoning, end parking mandates and subsidies 3 Comments

There’s No Parking Like Snow Parking

This Rhode Island community came together to advocate for parking improvements in their neighborhood—and it worked.

Top StorySeth ZerenJanuary 31, 2022snow, taking action, advocacy, local government, public engagement, community engagement, Rhode Island, success stories, safe and productive streets, end parking mandates and subsidies 18 Comments

Highlights from #BlackFridayParking 2021

Next time you see a half-full parking lot, especially on Black Friday, think of all the untapped possibilities trapped underneath that sea of asphalt.

#BlackFridayParking, Top StoryJohn PattisonNovember 26, 2021parking minimums, end parking mandates and subsidies, #blackfridayparking 4 Comments

Grab Your Camera. It's #BlackFridayParking Day!

Here’s how to participate in this annual event!

#BlackFridayParking, Top StoryStrong TownsNovember 26, 2021announcement, end parking mandates and subsidies, #blackfridayparking 3 Comments

An Ode to Donald Shoup

For #BlackFridayParking week, we’re paying homage to Donald Shoup, whose work has been hugely influential to Strong Towns.

Marohn, #BlackFridayParking, Top StoryCharles MarohnNovember 24, 2021Donald Shoup, end parking mandates and subsidies, #blackfridayparking Be the First to Comment

Where Parking Reform Ideas Go to Die...or Not?

You might be used to good ideas getting killed by committee. Here’s some inspiration to keep pushing, regardless.

#BlackFridayParking, Marohn, Top StoryCharles MarohnNovember 24, 2021parking minimums, success stories, minnesota, end parking mandates and subsidies, #blackfridayparking 1 Comment

A New Way to Look at Minimum Parking Requirements

Strong Towns and the Parking Reform Network have joined forces to bring you a whole new way of viewing reforms to parking minimums across North America.

Top StoryTony Jordan and Jane WilberdingNovember 23, 2021parking minimums, Parking Reform Network, parking maximums, mapping, maps, resource, announcement, end parking mandates and subsidies 1 Comment

Where Will You Be on #BlackFridayParking Day?

Wherever you are this Friday, share a photo of the wasteful parking lots around you—and share it with us via #BlackFridayParking!

#BlackFridayParking, Top StoryStrong TownsNovember 22, 2021parking minimums, announcement, end parking mandates and subsidies, #blackfridayparking Be the First to Comment

A New and Improved Map of Cities That Have Removed Parking Minimums

We’re relaunching our crowd-sourced map of cities in the U.S. and Canada that have ended or sharply curtailed their parking requirements. And it's more useful than ever.

#BlackFridayParking, Herriges, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesNovember 22, 2021parking minimums, Parking Reform Network, maps, mapping, resource, end parking mandates and subsidies, #blackfridayparking 5 Comments

Movie Set Urbanism: Revisited

What do we find when we look behind the "New Urbanist" façade of this master-planned development?

Herriges, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesOctober 13, 2021urban design, urban planning, urbanism, New Urbanism, suburbs, end parking mandates and subsidies 31 Comments

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

How we embrace socialism for car storage in the public right of way.

Top StoryJoe CortrightOctober 12, 2021politics, car dependency, car culture, end parking mandates and subsidies 15 Comments

The State Fair Parking Lottery

What a million-person festival and an experiment in pop-up entrepreneurship teach us about the incoherence of parking policy.

Herriges, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesSeptember 1, 2021Donald Shoup, parking pricing, minnesota, end parking mandates and subsidies 13 Comments

How to Solve a Parking Problem Without Breaking the Bank

If you’ve got a parking shortage in your downtown, consider this unique, cost-effective solution: a valet service.

HerrigesDaniel HerrigesAugust 10, 2021small bets, success stories, end parking mandates and subsidies, illinois 10 Comments

How Does Removing Parking and Road Space Affect People With Disabilities?

Here are three reasons even those who heavily depend on car access right now need not fear a transition to less auto-centric places, and might still welcome it.

Herriges, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesJuly 22, 2021parking minimums, disability, end parking mandates and subsidies 3 Comments

A Plan for Parking That You Can Use in Your Place

Today I’m sharing a plan I offered to my colleagues on our local parking committee. My hope is that it'll benefit those who are thinking through similar issues in their places.

Marohn, Top StoryCharles MarohnJuly 19, 2021parking minimums, development pattern, strategic plan, resource, minnesota, end parking mandates and subsidies 8 Comments

Parking Requirements: Cheaper Driving for Costlier Development

In order to make space for cars when they’re not in motion, we’ve driven the costs of development up. And it’s often tenants and consumers who end up paying for it.

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsMay 26, 2021car dependency, transportation, upzoned, development, podcast, end parking mandates and subsidies Be the First to Comment

Parking: An Underutilized Tool in the Recovery Toolbox

How all those parking spaces can boost revenue and assist in a post-pandemic recovery.

Top StoryKarra Gardin Tuluenga & Joni WickhamMarch 9, 2021parking meters, parking pricing, end parking mandates and subsidies 2 Comments

Parking's "Free Ride" Is a Financial Disaster for Cities

Cities essentially subsidize parking, to their own harm. An ordinance in Hartford would close that gap with what one expert describes as a “lite” version of the land value tax.

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsJanuary 27, 2021upzoned, podcast, end parking mandates and subsidies Be the First to Comment