San José Joins in the Push To Abolish Parking Minimums

San José adds itself to the list of cities that are doing away with harmful parking minimums!

Parking, Success Story, Top StoryDaniela CastañedaJuly 15, 2022Parking, parking minimums, parking, minimum parking requirements, End Parking Mandates and Subsidies, parking landing page, California, city council, transportation, success, success stories

Affordable Housing in Oregon Is About To Catch a Big Break From Parking Mandates

Finally, homes for people will no longer be conditional on car parking.

Housing, Parking, Top StoryCatie GouldJuly 13, 2022parking minimums, parking, End Parking Mandates and Subsidies, affordable housing, housing, housing cost, housing crisis, Housing Crisis, Housing, housing policy, housing affordability, zoning, Oregon

A Perfectly Good School

Another historic building that served an important function in its community gets torn down…to make way for more car storage.

Neighborhood Storyteller, Theilen, Parking, Top StoryKarla TheilenJuly 12, 2022neighborhood storyteller, Parking, parking, parking minimums, parking landing page, End Parking Mandates and Subsidies, Historic Preservation, historic preservation

“Free Parking” Isn’t Green

No matter how many solar panels it has, your parking garage isn’t green, and especially if you don’t charge parking.

City Observatory, Parking, Top StoryJoe CortrightJune 28, 2022Parking, parking, parking pricing, parking landing page, End Parking Mandates and Subsidies, Donald Shoup, Parking Reform Network, garages, environment, climate, Climate Change, City Observatory

Less Parking Lots, More People Space

This interactive map allows you to view just how much space is being wasted in your city (and in the rest of the U.S.) on parking lots.

A New Guide Could Help Your Community Fix Its Parking Policies

From our friends at the Parking Reform Network: a new guide to aid local advocates and policy makers implement Parking Benefit Districts in their cities and towns.

Herriges, Parking, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesJune 16, 2022Parking, parking, parking pricing, Parking Reform Network, Parking pricing, parking landing page

End the Parking Mandates and Subsidies That Are Hurting Our Cities

Valuable land is being wasted everywhere in the U.S. on motor vehicle storage. Let’s free up that space so it can be used more productively for our communities.

Membership, Parking, Pattison, Top StoryJohn PattisonJune 10, 2022memweek strategic plan series, Parking, parking minimums, parking, parking landing page, End Parking Mandates and Subsidies

One in Three Garages Has No Car in It

You can build it, but they won’t park there.

Parking, Top StoryCatie GouldMay 11, 2022car culture, cars, Parking, parking, parking minimums

CityNerd Runs Down America's Most Humongous Parking Lots

“There may be no greater indication of car dependency in the United States than the sheer number of massive parking craters that litter our cities,” says this YouTuber.

Parking, Stange, Video, Top StoryJay StangeMarch 3, 2022Parking, parking landing page, parking, parking minimums, urbanism, CityNerd

"We Require WAY Too Much Parking"

This Strong Towns member saw a huge problem with the parking minimums in his city—and decided to do something about it.

Pasadena Is Pumping the Brakes on This Mechanic’s Dreams

This small business owner is being financially crushed because the City of Pasadena is forcing him to get more parking spaces—parking that his small business doesn’t need.

Parking, Zoning, Top StoryDiana SimpsonFebruary 11, 2022Parking, parking, parking minimums, parking landing page, small business, local business, cars, zoning

There’s No Parking Like Snow Parking

This Rhode Island community came together to advocate for parking improvements in their neighborhood—and it worked.

Grab Your Camera. It's #BlackFridayParking Day!

Here’s how to participate in this annual event!

#BlackFridayParking, Parking, Announcement, Top StoryStrong TownsNovember 26, 2021#BlackFridayParking, Parking, parking, announcement

An Ode to Donald Shoup

For #BlackFridayParking week, we’re paying homage to Donald Shoup, whose work has been hugely influential to Strong Towns.

Marohn, Parking, #BlackFridayParking, Top StoryCharles MarohnNovember 24, 2021Parking, parking, #BlackFridayParking, Donald Shoup

Where Parking Reform Ideas Go to Die...or Not?

You might be used to good ideas getting killed by committee. Here’s some inspiration to keep pushing, regardless.

#BlackFridayParking, Marohn, Parking, Top StoryCharles MarohnNovember 24, 2021Brainerd MN, parking, parking minimums, #BlackFridayParking, success, success stories

A New Way to Look at Minimum Parking Requirements

Strong Towns and the Parking Reform Network have joined forces to bring you a whole new way of viewing reforms to parking minimums across North America.

Announcement, Parking, Top StoryTony Jordan and Jane WilberdingNovember 23, 2021Parking, parking minimums, parking, Parking Reform Network, parking maximums, mapping, maps, resource, announcement

Where Will You Be on #BlackFridayParking Day?

Wherever you are this Friday, share a photo of the wasteful parking lots around you—and share it with us via #BlackFridayParking!

#BlackFridayParking, Announcement, Parking, Top StoryStrong TownsNovember 22, 2021Parking, parking minimums, parking, #BlackFridayParking, announcement

Announcing a New and Improved Map of Cities That Have Removed Parking Minimums

We’re relaunching our crowd-sourced map of cities in the U.S. and Canada that have ended or sharply curtailed their parking requirements. And it's more useful than ever.