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Friday’s Headlines Pay a Lot for Parking

The average apartment-dweller pays $200 a month for a parking space, included in their rent, whether they use it or not.

By Blake Aued

12:01 AM EDT on October 9, 2026

Friday’s Headlines Pay a Lot for Parking

Photo: Simo Räsänen

Parking mandates raise rents by 17 percent nationally, or about $204 a month, according to a UCLA study. Even worse, 71 percent of carless households are paying for a parking space they don’t use. Minimum parking requirements drive up rents not only by bundling the cost of parking, but by reducing the number of units built. (California YIMBY)
Early suburbs were walkable and build around railways and streetcar lines, and they can still provide inspiration today. (Planetizen)
In addition to improving fuel efficiency, California’s new tire standards will save drivers $1 billion a year in fuel or electricity costs. (Grist)
New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Agency is adding fare gates to more subway stations after finding that they reduce fare evasion by 72 percent. (NY Times)
High-speed rail connecting Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia is making progress. (The Columbian; paywall)
Plans to convert Louisville’s 9th Street from a highway to a boulevard with a bike path and linear park are almost complete. (WDRB)
San Antonio transit agency VIA approved a $1.1 billion, five-year spending plan that will fund a second bus rapid transit line and a new transit center. (KSAT)
Minnesota updated its statewide bicycle master plan. (BikeMN)
Miami-Dade raised transit fares by 50 cents, the first hike in 13 years. (Florida Politics)
Knoxville built a raised crosswalk at the site where a hit-and-run driver killed an elderly woman last year. (10 News)
Denver scooter- and bikeshare operator Veo is paying users to stop illegally riding on the sidewalk. (Westword)