Peoria's Parking Problem

What happens when you fill your city with parking? Lots and lots of low value land, and not much else.

Parking, Quednau, Top Story, Top EvergreenRachel QuednauAugust 17, 2017Urban3, page highlight, parking, #DoTheMath

Parking has dramatically shaped our cities (and not in a good way).

Send this video to anyone who needs a crash course in why parking minimums are a major problem for American cities.

Parking, Top Story, Video, Top EvergreenStrong TownsJuly 25, 2017page highlight, parking

Pop-up Parklets Prove Promising

Strong Towns member Paul Fritz recently worked with a group of residents in his town of Sebastopol, CA to construct three temporary parklets, to resounding success.

Success Story, Tactical Urbanism, Top Story, #StrongCitizensRachel QuednauMay 11, 2017Parks, parking, public space

Traffic > Housing

A Chicago alderman opposes a new development that would create hundreds of new housing units and extensive retail space because it might cause congestion.

Top Story, HousingRachel QuednauApril 18, 2017development, parking, traffic engineering

POTUS: Zoning Sucks

The White House takes aim at some of the our cities' worst development practices.

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

Trader Joe's: Worth the Hype?

How does a store with a small footprint, few choices and well-paid employees attract so many enthusiastic customers and sell twice as much per square foot as Whole Foods?

Big Box Stores, #DotheMath, QuednauRachel QuednauJuly 20, 2016parking, tax revenue, local food, Value Per Acre, big box stores

4 Stories That Will Make You Think Differently About Parking

No, your town doesn't need more parking. It probably needs less.

4 Easy Steps to Squash the "There's No Parking" Argument

Here is a quick how-to guide for dealing with people who claim your city lacks adequate parking.

Parking, Hood, Urban Design, Top EvergreenNathaniel M. HoodMay 10, 2016resource, how to, St. Paul, urban design, page highlight, parking

Parking vs. the Walkable Building

If we want incremental development that creates walkable places, while building local wealth and improving traditional neighborhoods, we need to make sure our zoning codes enable that vision.

Member Profile: Mike Gingerich

We’re excited to kick off a new regular series featuring profiles of our members. We're starting off with Mike Gingerich from Kankakee, IL.

Member Profiles, Schaefer, Top Story, Success StoryJason SchaeferApril 1, 2016STROADS, parking

Why I Love Trader Joe's Parking Lots

Notoriously bemoaned, Trader Joe's parking lots are known for their small size, tight spots & limited maneuvering areas. But that's actually a much better model than the wasted space that most grocery stores have in their parking lots.

Parking, Quednau, Top Story, Top EvergreenRachel QuednauMarch 18, 2016ft, parking, big box stores

The Artificially Inflated Land Use of Parking

We pay lots of money for property to live on, but we pay nothing to store our vehicles on public roads.

Artibise, Top Story, Roads and StreetsYuri ArtibiseMarch 4, 2016Land Use, parking, Vancouver BC

Transportation Summit or Driving Summit?

When the webpage for a local Transportation Summit only includes information about free parking, you have to wonder how much they really care about any transportation mode besides cars.

Member Post, Transportation, Walkability, Bikeability, Top StoryJesse BaileyJanuary 18, 2016cars, parking, transportation

Mothers Against Drunk Driving Should Also Be Against Zoning

When it comes to drunk driving, America may have a bigger driving problem than a drinking problem.

#DotheMath, Planning Profession, Parking, Top EvergreenJoshua McCartyJanuary 12, 2016parking minimums, Josh McCarty, Urban3, ft, parking, zoning

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

Washington, D.C. parking becomes demand-responsive

Washington, D.C. parking has been on the media radar for a number of reasons, perhaps most prominently among them a pilot initiative called ParkDC, which will adjust the prices of 1,300 parking meters via a demand-based system that will bounce time of day, location and other factors to calculate pricing.

Top Story, Member PostKaty Burns OlsonDecember 1, 2015parking