Here are three reasons even those who heavily depend on car access right now need not fear a transition to less auto-centric places, and might still welcome it.
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Today I’m sharing a plan I offered to my colleagues on our local parking committee. My hope is that it'll benefit those who are thinking through similar issues in their places.
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In order to make space for cars when they’re not in motion, we’ve driven the costs of development up. And it’s often tenants and consumers who end up paying for it.
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How all those parking spaces can boost revenue and assist in a post-pandemic recovery.
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Cities essentially subsidize parking, to their own harm. An ordinance in Hartford would close that gap with what one expert describes as a “lite” version of the land value tax.
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Hartford, Connecticut is considering a pioneering move to make parking pay its way.
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This year, Edmonton, Alberta became Canada’s first major city to end parking minimums. We were inspired not only by what they did but by how they did it.
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This was a Black Friday like no other—one that demanded a #BlackFridayParking event like no other. Here are a few highlights.
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Downtown Detroit has more parking today than any time in the city’s history—despite the city’s population being less than half what it once was. Now, a group of Detroiters are pushing for commonsense parking reform that can help put the Motor City back on the road to recovery.
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Here's how to participate in our annual #BlackFridayParking event today.
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Removing parking minimums doesn’t mean getting rid of parking altogether. It means letting the market decide the right amount of parking.
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We humbly propose a better approach to parking policy than years of studies and focus groups.
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The rise of ridesharing, e-commerce deliveries, and pandemic-era al fresco dining has shed new light on the untapped value of a more flexible curb.
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The story of how Edmonton, a sprawling prairie city, became the first major Canadian city to end parking minimums—and what the rest of us can learn from its example.
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Parking is so ubiquitous that it’s hard to see just how much we have of it. But the data shows us. The data also reveals what a waste of precious resources all that parking is.
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We’re pretty hard on parking here at Strong Towns—after all, it’s often a massively wasteful use of space. But what does that vision mean for suburban and rural residents who drive into the city? Where are they supposed to park?
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What if parking reform efforts could martial the kind of informed, passionate support that we see in cycling advocacy? A new national nonprofit is working on just that.
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We need a tax system that rewards neighborhood investments, discourages idleness, and closely aligns private gain with the public good. Fortunately, just such an approach exists. So then why are so few communities using it?
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We’re in the waning hours of this year’s #BlackFridayParking campaign. Here are just a few highlights.
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We paved paradise and put up a parking lot. Here are a few ways people around North America are taking paradise back.
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