Here's how to participate in our annual #BlackFridayParking event.

#BlackFridayParking, Top StoryStrong TownsNovember 22, 2016

Two Stories of Towns Making Progress on Parking Minimum Removals

Two stories from Canada and Indiana show how decreases in parking minimums can be achieved and give us an idea of the results these decreases have.

5 Resources for Ending Parking Minimums

Whether you're a city staffer, nonprofit leader or just a strong citizen who cares, there's something you can do to advocate for an end to parking minimums in your town.

#BlackFridayParking, Parking, Top Story, QuednauRachel QuednauNovember 22, 2016parking minimums, resource, page highlight

This Week: Black Friday Parking

We are throwing our money away on parking that is simply not needed.

#BlackFridayParking, Marohn, ParkingCharles MarohnNovember 21, 2016

A Major Parking Garage Problem

This gets my nomination for worst parking garage on the continent—due not only to sheer size, but also because the same people who thought they should construct the 7,657-space 12-story parking garage apparently didn't realize that they didn't have enough customers to fill it.

#BlackFridayParking, Top StoryIan RasmussenNovember 21, 2016granularity, page highlight

Jacob Marley and the Ghost of Parking Past

We’ve built too much of the wrong stuff in the wrong places and market demand may never catch up or reinvent these landscapes.

#BlackFridayParking, Parking, Sanphillippo, Top StoryJohnny SanphillippoNovember 21, 2016shopping malls, page highlight

Time to Refresh our National Parking Map

Please take a few minutes to submit information about the parking minimums in your city so that we can share an updated map during the week of Black Friday Parking.

#BlackFridayParking, Top Story, ParkingStrong TownsNovember 8, 2016maps, mapping

So Many Shoppers, So Much Unused Parking

For years, we’ve been told that big box parking lots need to be large enough to accommodate peak parking demand. Yet even on the biggest shopping day of the year, I found oceans of empty asphalt.

#BlackFridayParking, Big Box Stores, Kobos, Parking, Top Story, #DotheMathSarah KobosJuly 21, 2016parking minimums, parking

Take the Pledge in 2016 - End Minimum Parking Standards

Today we're featuring an excellent piece diving into parking from one of the newest additions to our member blogroll, a blog from Craig Lewis in Charlotte.

#BlackFridayParking, Member Post, Top StoryCraig LewisJanuary 6, 2016minimum parking requirements, parking

Black Friday Parking in Cedar Rapids, IA

As part of Strong Towns's Black Friday Parking event, I roused myself out of my warm house this morning after Thanksgiving--traditionally the start of the holiday shopping season, and possibly the biggest shopping day of the year--to go study parking lots.

#BlackFridayParking, Member Post, Top StoryBruce NesmithDecember 4, 2015parking

So Many Shoppers, So Much Unused Parking

We’re told that Black Friday is the “biggest shopping day of the year”—yet parking lots across the country tell a different story. Last year, I set out to explore #BlackFridayParking at commercial shopping centers across Tulsa to see for myself.

#BlackFridayParking, Top Story, Parking, Big Box StoresSarah KobosDecember 2, 2015parking minimums, big box stores, page highlight

#BlackFridayParking Highlights

Our third annual #BlackFridayParking event was a resounding success! You posted from dozens of states and shared hundreds of photos on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

#BlackFridayParking, Top StoryRachel QuednauNovember 30, 2015parking minimums

How Donald Shoup Will Find You a Parking Spot

"I'm out to save the world, one parking space at a time."

#BlackFridayParking, ParkingRachel QuednauNovember 25, 2015Donald Shoup, parking minimums, video

Podcast: Joe Minicozzi

Chuck Marohn interviews Joe Minicozzi of Urban Three about how parking lots take away value and tax revenue from our cities.

#BlackFridayParking, Podcast, ParkingStrong TownsNovember 25, 2015Joe Minicozzi, parking minimums, Urban3

Write Your Local Paper to end parking minimums

We hope many of you are spurred to action during this week of #BlackFridayParking. One of the ways to get your voice heard is through your local paper. Here are some tips to help get started.

#BlackFridayParking, Parking, #StrongCitizensRachel QuednauNovember 25, 2015parking minimums, resource

Robust growth and development without mandating parking

What happens when you get rid of minimum parking requirements in a downtown district while also adding 4,500 people to the downtown?

#BlackFridayParking, Top Story, Schaefer, ParkingJason SchaeferNovember 25, 2015minimum parking requirements, parking minimums, parking

Why not Parking Maximums?

Charge the right price for parking at the curb, use that money to make ongoing improvements to the quality of life on that street and rid yourselves of off-street parking requirements.

#BlackFridayParking, Marohn, ParkingCharles MarohnNovember 25, 2015Donald Shoup, parking maximums, ft

Example Ordinances for Removing Parking Minimums

Here are some excerpts from municipal codes that demonstrate different ways to remove or decrease parking minimums. We hope these are helpful examples.

#BlackFridayParking, ParkingStrong TownsNovember 24, 2015parking minimums, resource