Municipal
Ending condo parking in Toronto
“It’s getting harder to build parking,” Jared Menkes, director of development for Toronto-based Menkes Development, told the press last month. In order to meet city-planning requirements, developers are conducting more complex excavation procedures on increasingly smaller lot sizes in downtown Toronto, which is raising the cost of parking spaces somewhere between $50,000 and $60,000. For […]
San Diego landlords’ parking code violations mean tenants lose out
It may be hard to sympathize with renters of beachfront property, but tenants in the San Diego communities of Mission, Pacific, and Ocean beaches, as well as those in Point Loma, aren’t getting all they’re due, reports local news agency Team 10. Landlords in those areas — and possibly others throughout the city — seem […]
Virtual parking permits introduced in Milwaukee
Begone, physical parking permits! Starting December 20, virtual permits will rule the nighttime streets in Milwaukee, WI. Currently, the city doesn’t allow vehicles to park on its streets between 2 and 6 a.m. Monday through Saturday unless they display a night parking permit, which must be featured in the left corner of their rear window. […]
Residential parking permit program unveiled in Palo Alto, CA
More than a year after beginning a comprehensive review of parking policies for its downtown, the city council of Palo Alto, CA, introduced two proposals for a residential parking permit program. The program aims to alleviate the stress of severe parking shortages that have caused heartache for workers, businesses, and residents adjacent to the downtown. […]
When parking systems fail
Professionals cite technological innovations as a key trend in the parking industry, but residents of Honolulu, Reno, and Arlington County, Virginia, may beg to differ. The local governments of each were recently required to replace or retire elements of their parking system, though the components were intended to improve upon outmoded technologies. The Department of […]
Downtown Los Angeles parking strategies
Our friend Kevin Blomberg at ParkMe is an expert on Los Angeles parking, which we here on the right coast know nothing about. We’ve set aside the east-west rivalry so he can fill you in on important details… Los Angeles: From the warm and sunny beaches of Santa Monica to the star-studded hills of Hollywood, […]
Nation’s capital adopts new visitor parking pass program
After a series of public meetings earlier this year on the city’s parking policies, Washington, D.C., has adopted one element—a revised visitor parking pass (VPP) program—that has some residents calling for the dismissal of Terry Bellamy, director of the District Department of Transportation (DDOT). The meetings were intended to address a variety of issues, including […]
Brooklyn to feature North America’s largest automated parking facility
In keeping with Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s aspirations for New York City’s technological future, construction began this month on what will be North America’s largest automated parking facility. Located a half block from Fulton Street mall in downtown Brooklyn, the nearly 700-unit parking garage will extend 37 feet underground and include robotic features that require no […]
Fake permits make parking a beach in New Hampshire coastal town
The summer may be drawing to a close, but parking troubles at the coastal town of Seabrook, New Hampshire, look like they’re just beginning. A spotlight was thrown on the issue of fake permits last week when a police officer discovered that owners of beach properties have been forging parking placards and distributing the fakes […]
Palo Alto parking debate polarizes businesses and residents
Public officials in Palo Alto, CA, continue to debate the parking problems that plague the city’s downtown, where tensions between merchants and residents remain high over increasingly scarce parking spaces. Last week each side publicly presented its views on the matter, ensuring that the issue remains at the top of policymakers’ agenda. Residents made their […]
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