Change has been slower than expected in car-oriented Tysons, Virginia, in the past decade, despite Fairfax Country’s multi-modal goals. But new lower parking minimums for developments around transit could help.
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This story about a revitalized church’s parking requirements might sound absurd, but it’s reflective of the very real and very absurd regulations most communities face when it comes to parking.
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Why does Erie, PA, keep giving up more and more of its lakefront to highway asphalt?
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In Kansas City, KS, parking regulations threaten to demolish local coffee shop Kinship Cafe for a parking lot. The cafe’s owner, T.J. Roberts, joins us today on Upzoned to talk about his struggle to save his business.
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The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority is concerned about decreased ridership on public transit... So, why is it pushing for time and money to be spent on more car infrastructure?
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Public policy has winners and losers, and parking reform is, unfortunately, no exception. So how should that knowledge impact the way we approach parking reform?
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As Dallas examines its land use plan, it's time to talk about parking lots.
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Parking reform is gaining substantial momentum even in recent months—a policy development that will impact missing middle housing production, reuse of old buildings, and vehicle miles traveled, experts say.
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Milwaukee, WI, is now going to start charging more for parking in downtown. Here’s why that’s something to celebrate, rather than bemoan.
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For nearly half a year, this small business owner has been ready to open his coffee shop…but the city is refusing to let him do so, all because of antiquated parking mandates.
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So, your community has decided it needs more parking. That doesn’t mean you’ll have to destroy buildings and dump a sizeable amount of money into (and take on the long-term liabilities of) a block-sized parking lot.
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A new bill, currently in committee in Washington’s House and Senate, is intended to spark development in places where parking minimums have hindered housing starts.
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Tens of thousands of homes are now more buildable, including several projects now resurrected that local parking mandates had previously killed.
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The group Vermonters for People-Oriented Places just launched this year, but they’re already off to a fast start in Burlington, VT, where they’re supporting important changes for the community.
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Nashville, TN, made the news recently for not only abolishing parking minimums within its urban core, but also establishing parking maximums in the same area.
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Philadelphia is a great place to visit, but not because it’s a great place to park. City officials don’t seem to see it that way, though, given the recent restrictions placed on its outdoor dining program.
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In the past, city officals may have found it difficult to eliminate parking minimums, citing a lack of precedent. But now, other cities are providing the guidance that decisionmakers need to enact parking reform.
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Stroads are everywhere in North America—but since they don’t come with any labeling, this handy guide will help you identify when you’re on one.
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In recent years, a rapidly growing number of cities across North America have begun repealing mandatory parking minimums. Here are a few highlights from 2022.
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With some simple, low-tech tools, the street next to a neighborhood park can be transformed in a way that’s friendly to both city budgets and residents wanting to access the park.
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