Parking Roundup

Wednesday Parking Round Up: No such thing as free parking, Chicago residents want public spaces, not parking, and more

June 22, 2016 By Shoupista 1 Comment

(Source: Donald Shoup; The Washington Post)

Residents in the Uptown neighborhood in Chicago want walking, biking, farmers’ markets and food-trucks instead of a fenced parking lot. “The survey shows that the general community is looking for more public spaces they can call their own and use as a community — spaces that aren’t gated off just for cars”

“Free parking” makes poor people pay for parking even when they cannot afford a car

The Netherlands voted a garage its best building of the year – here is why

“Parking has a profound impact on housing affordability” – Jeffrey Tumlin on parking wasteland and building livable communities, in a 15-minute video.

Wednesday Parking Round-Up: Pearl District Condo proposes 192 parking spaces, parking can be easier but not likely cheaper, and more

June 14, 2016 By Shoupista 1 Comment

(Photo Source: Nashville Public Radio)

Block 20 Condominium Tower in Portland’s Pearl District will include 149 residential units and 192 parking spaces.

New Orlean’s proposed zoning change could severely limit short-term rentals like Airbnb with parking requirements.

Parking can be easier but not likely cheaper – that is definitely true for Nashville and other American cities that are growing.

A parking loophole in San Francisco has allowed people to have their own private on-street parking space for years. The City is trying to change that.

If you made it this far, you should be rewarded with some really wonky parking articles: (1) The Time Dimension of Parking Economics (sounds like an useful article for PBOT’s performance based parking initiative); (2) Charging for Parking to Finance Public Services (the latest published article from Donald Shoup)

Wednesday Parking Round-Up: Free of religion = freedom to park in the bike lane, sexist parking spaces in China, and more

June 1, 2016 By Shoupista 1 Comment

(Photo source: Global News)

Freedom of religion = freedom to park in the bike lane. In NYC, parking for church goers becomes more important than the safety of people on bikes.

Uber and a Bay Area landlord will pay new tenant a $100 a month to go car free to “avoid having to create more parking spaces”

A parking lot in China provides women-only parking spaces that are 50% wider than normal spaces for completely sexist reasons. And guess what? The person came up with this idea is a man.

Automated parking garages that make parking safer, greener, and more efficient are popping up all over the world! See this one in West Hollywood and this one in China.

State law forbids Denver’s transit agency (RTD) from charging for parking; forcing the transit agency forging $8.2 million a year.

Wednesday Parking Round-Up: parking management is the most effective car-restrictive policy, tons of parking in low income TOD in San Diego, and more

May 25, 2016 By Shoupista Leave a Comment

National City, CA, new development is walkable, close to transit, and still has tons of parking. State and federal funding needs to encourage low-income housing and transit oriented development without excessive parking. City permitting process also needs reform to promote development without parking.

Residential parking permits in the UK is extremely expensive. City of Birmingham charges £785 ($1154) a year for a residential permit. Portland currently charges $0. Somewhere in the middle is probably good.

Menlo Park, CA, considers removing 14-21 parking spaces for outdoor seating for 200 people. Some businesses understand that it is not parking that helps them thrive but people.

For all of you real transportation / parking wonks: A recent study of five European cities show that parking management is by far the most effective car-restrictive policy in reducing car-dependence.

Wednesday Parking Round-Up: Capping parking requirements, LA’s park n’ ride issue, Seattle considers shared-parking pilot project, and more

May 18, 2016 By Shoupista 1 Comment

(Parking near the Expo Line – LA Metro)

The latest article from the parking guru, Donald Shoup: “A city where everyone happily pays for everyone else’s free parking is a fool’s paradise”

Such a Los Angeles problem. Now we have a light rail line, but how will we get to the stations without parking at every station? More parking = more driving, which really doesn’t help public transit.

Seattle considers pilot project for shared parking in residential buildings, boost transit use, and manage transportation demand.

Myrtle Beach, SC, says “we are not going back to free parking”

San Mateo, CA launches online parking permit system and new pricing structure that charges monthly permit prices based on demand.

Police chief busted for parking on the sidewalk wrote himself a ticket. it is surely a good thing to practice what you preach, but is that standard good enough for law enforcement?