Boston Mayor Marty Walsh Doesn’t Have the Courage to Manage the City’s Parking
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Walsh seems to have reached a conclusion without fairly assessing the program and trying to make it work.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Parking
City Hall Says It Will Release Records on New Teacher Parking Placards … After the Election
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The public won’t know what prompted de Blasio to restore teacher parking perks until the general election is in the mayor’s rear view mirror.
Queensbridge Park Greenway Path Looking Great — Except for the Illegal Parking
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Earlier this week, new pavement and bike lane markings went down on the path connecting the western Queens waterfront to Queens Plaza. The path is still cluttered with illegally parked cars, but that's about to change, according to DOT.
If Americans Paid for the Parking We Consume, We’d Drive 500 Billion Fewer Miles Each Year
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Most parking spots might cost you nothing, but parking is never really free. We just pay for it in ways that are completely divorced from our actual consumption of parking.
It’s Official: Mexico City Eliminates Mandatory Parking Minimums
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The largest city in North America has done away with one of the biggest hidden subsidies for driving: minimum parking requirements. The new regulations will make housing more affordable, transit more convenient, and streets less congested.
Will Philadelphia Go Backward on Parking Requirements and Housing Affordability?
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In many American cities, free on-street parking remains more abundant than affordable housing. Despite the housing crunch spreading to more urban areas, the politics of parking threatens to keep it that way.