Parking

Parking takes up an extraordinary amount of space in cities. These projects are making it easier to convert it to something more useful than car storage.

In the beginning of 2019, the City of Rio de Janeiro approved new building codes to restrict off-street parking and promote non-motorized transport by removing parking minimums, making Rio the first Brazilian city to pass parking legislation. This ruling comes after years of advocacy by ITDP Brazil, such as the 2017 study on Rio de […]

A year ago, Uber and the City of Cincinnati announced the Cincinnati Mobility Lab, a multi-year partnership that seeks to develop…

The District Detroit has gotten a lot of critical media coverage. It’s pretty clear that the renderings portrayed when the project launched haven’t matched the reality. Instead of city-like streets full of life and teaming with offices, retail and residential — it’s a sea of surface parking lots. Although the Ilitch organization has been getting …

The Council’s twin bills to reserve one side of every residential block for residents only are well-intentioned, but overly simplistic solutions to the complex problem in DC’s Residential Permit Parking (RPP) system. How could we do better?

The District’s one-size-fits-all approach to residential parking results in inefficient allocation of a scarce resource. Tailoring prices by neighborhood for the city’s residential parking permit (RPP) program could make the system more responsive to the unique needs of individual communities. When DC introduced its RPP system in the 1970s, it was designed…

Nothing in urban life seems to be as contentious as on-street parking in DC. One answer may be a Dutch auction, which allows residents to set the price of parking, making parking more responsive to demand. In DC, residential parking permits (RPPs) are sold to residents well below market rates, meaning people have an incentive to use more space than they may need. This restricts…

A new survey from DDOT suggests many DC residents are willing to support more expensive residential street parking if it makes finding a spot near their home easier. Many agree that DC’s Resident Parking Permit (RPP) program isn’t meeting the city’s needs, and should be be updated. But conventional wisdom holds that most substantive changes, especially…

The Prince George’s County Council recently discussed legislation designed to better implement residential parking permits. The bill is a positive step towards better managing on-street parking for the county's growing communities and neighborhoods, but one challenge for any such legislation is addressing how residents perceive property rights, ownership of street space, and what’s “fair.”

Sandpoint, Idaho eliminated its downtown parking minimums 10 years ago. Since then, at least four projects that could not otherwise have happened have brought new vibrancy and economic productivity to downtown.

A Walmart in east Charlotte offers a gracious plenty of parking. Photo: Google Maps satellite view It’s a question without easy answers...

Parking lots make cities less walkable, bikeable, and transit-friendly. They crowd out space for housing. But with a parking lot tax, incentives change and using parking as a placeholder becomes a …

Report on Parking Cash Out by Don Shoup

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The city plans to add 2 percent of street space in the central city for bus and bike lanes, increasing carrying capacity 60 percent.

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Sweeping conclusions about the location and travel desires of millennials may be premature

Australian cities have a glut of parking, even as politicians move to protect parking spaces or promise even more. There are better ways to keep congestion manageable and our cities liveable.

350 bicycles can also park in the structure, along with 20 electric cars (it’s wired for an additional 37). There is an area for public art and a store.

If you've flown into or out of Dallas Love Field recently, then you've most likely experienced firsthand that the airport is as busy as it's ever been. And while the number of passengers using Love Field...

Heavy rain that pelted North Texas overnight Wednesday swamped a parking garage at Dallas Love Field, submerging about 80 vehicles.

DENVER -- The Colorado Department of Transportation will build a new headquarters building in the parking lot of Sports Authority Field at Mile High, a spokeswoman said Friday. The Metropolitan Football Stadium District sold part of Lot M to CDOT for the new building. That means 367 parking spaces will be lost.

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A 350-stall parking garage is opening this week in Downtown Chandler as part of the $25 million Overstreet development. The five story garage was constructed by LGE Design Build, developers of Overstreet, a 77,000 square-foot project that will include a Flix Brewhouse cinema, plus space for restaurants, retail and offices.

The daily parking rates at Raleigh-Durham International Airport are going up, after the RDU Airport Authority approved increases for Premier and Central spots in the deck and in both economy lots.