Parking
Transport U: Colleges Save Millions By Embracing Policies to Reduce Driving
Jeffrey Tumlin was managing transportation programs at Stanford in the mid-1990s, when he made an important finding: It was cheaper for the university to pay people not to drive than to build new parking structures.
April 16, 2013
Parking Madness: Tulsa vs. Philly [Updated]
Parking Madness, our hunt for the worst parking crater in an American downtown, continues today with two formidable contenders.
March 22, 2013
Parking Madness Kicks Off With Milwaukee vs. Jersey City – Cast Your Vote!
Earlier this month we asked you: What is the worst parking crater in America? What is the ugliest parking scar draining the life from a downtown?
March 21, 2013
AAA Still Up to Its Old Tricks Fighting Progressive Transport Policy
A representative of the American Automobile Association was a keynote speaker at this week's National Bike Summit in Washington, D.C., the annual gathering of bicycle advocates. There the organization debuted a heartwarming new video reminding drivers to share the road with cyclists.
March 6, 2013
Seeking Submissions: The Worst Parking Crater in an American Downtown
Alright, Streetsblog readers. Send us your best shots.
March 5, 2013
The Brilliant, Satirical Campaign for More Parking in Michigan
They call their mission "The Cause." And they say it's critical to solving Michigan's woes. Fortunately, though, the solution they have in mind is a simple one, and their name should make it obvious: "Michigan Needs More Parking."
January 18, 2013
Will Massachusetts Tax Parking Lots to Fund Transit?
Here's a transportation funding idea that aligns incentives nicely: taxing parking lots to pay for transit.
January 11, 2013
Shoup: Free Parking to Blame for California’s Solo Car Commuting Habit
Nonprofit reporting group California Watch recently looked at how Californians travel to work and concluded that free parking provided by the state's employers is leading to a lot of street-clogging solo car commuting.
November 13, 2012
Park(ing) Day Around the U.S.
It's International Park(ing) Day, when people all over the world transform their cities' most dead boring places -- parking spaces -- into temporary, creative community gathering places. We hope you got a chance to play, relax or socialize in a temporary park in your city today. But even if you didn't, you can enjoy them vicariously through these pictures of the creative people doing creative things in cities throughout the U.S. today.
September 21, 2012
USA Today: Homebuilders Pass On Garages, Build Front Porches
USA Today reported today that more and more homes are being built without garages or carports. That stands to reason, as developers are (belatedly) building what the market wants: denser housing in walkable urban centers near transit. Copious parking and driveway curb cuts simply don't mesh with that model.
September 19, 2012