Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Parking Policy

How To End Mandatory Parking Minimums

By John Pattison | Nov 23, 2020 | No Comments

Edmonton, Alberta was the first major Canadian city to end parking minimums. Here's how they did it.

Photo: Montgomery County Planning Commission/Flickr

It Shouldn’t Cost 31x More To Take Transit Than Park

By Joe Cortright | Sep 24, 2020 | No Comments

Everything you need to know about equity and privilege in urban transportation is reflected in how much we charge for parking compared to transit.

The popularity of lightning fast home deliveries doesn't just create congestion problems. E-commerce drivers also also block bike lanes — and kill vulnerable road users. Source: Julianne Cuba.

This Tech Could Stop Drivers from Double-Parking

By Kea Wilson | Sep 21, 2020 | No Comments

A new pilot project that launches today could change the way American cities do on-street parking — and finally stop delivery drivers from double-parking in the bike lane to boot.

Your employer has to spend money to maintain your employee parking space. When you opt to bike to work instead, you save them money — so why shouldn't you share it in that windfall? Source: Shutterstock

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Would You Trade Your Parking Benefit for Cash?

By Andrew Small | Mar 4, 2020 | No Comments

Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on Greater Greater Washington and is republished here with permission. Individual companies have long elected to allow employees to trade their parking benefits for cash, of course, but a law that requires employers to offer the swap is a new idea. And when you think about it, it’s only fair […]

Graphic from lawsuit filed by Scott Kocher/Forum Law Group.

Is It Time to Sue Cities for Unsafe Roadways?

By Jonathan Maus | Feb 27, 2020 | No Comments

A $5.9-million lawsuit says the city of Portland is negligent for allowing cars to park right up to the intersection — and argues this bad parking policy has already cost pedestrian lives.