Parking
Clash over church parking lot in Chicago
Despite quoting scripture, attendees at an informal community meeting in Arlington Heights, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, were anything but peaceable. The crowd of nearly 100-strong gathered early this month to voice opposition to a proposal from the Orchard Evangelical Free Church, which plans to clear nine of its properties for a $1 million surface […]
Tension over student parking at the University of Alabama
When enrollment reached a record high of 33,602 last fall and 300 parking spaces were lost due to construction projects, it was easy to predict that tensions over student parking at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa would rise. “Right now it feels like the parking system is taxed to capacity. It’s not horrible, but […]
Sustainable parking? Catering to commuters and the environment
Whether it’s a major city, popular beach or densely packed college town, sustainable parking comes down to being friendly to the environment, as well as those who work, visit and live nearby. Since parking contributes to greenhouse gasses, sprawl, erosion, and creates giant heat sinks, it’s hard to turn into a plus for the planet. […]
Scooter parking: the legalities can be bumpy
For motorcycle safety month, we decided to take a look at a tiny but growing niche – scooter parking. Motorized scooters such as Vespas have become an increasingly popular way to get about town. Beyond the sheer fun factor, they offer low fuel costs and a petite frame that provides the convenience of parking where […]
Starved for student parking in Morristown, NJ
Last week New Jersey student Vincent Leahey demonstrated yet again the greater interest American youth are taking in politics. The vice president of Morristown High School’s senior class strode to the mic at a town council hearing to talk about student parking, a subject that has disgruntled Leahey’s classmates. Since the council approved an ordinance […]
Smithsonian parking lot theft: how it happened
The close of last month signaled not just the end of April, but the expiration of a three-year contract between Parking Management Inc. (PMI) and the Smithsonian Institution’s air and space center in Chantilly, Virginia. The management company had been hired to oversee parking services for the Smithsonian, but several of PMI’s employees were found […]
New parking regulations in effect in Portland, OR
Until May 10, developers seeking construction permits for large apartment buildings in Portland, Oregon, didn’t have to provide tenants parking for their cars, just for their bikes. Today it’s a different story. Now new residential developments of more than 30 units must meet minimum parking requirements on a tiered scale. For instance, buildings with 31 […]
D.C. parking permit program (over)due for change
Change can’t come quickly enough for Washington, DC’s parking permit program, Visitor Permit Parking (VPP for short). Although the nation’s capital doesn’t occupy the number one slot in America’s list of cities with the worst traffic, it does make the top ten.
Does CA need to reconsider parking permits for its state parks?
Drive to a state park in California and you probably won’t see park staff. There might not even be an iron ranger, those metal boxes that collect parking permit and camping fees from users. That’s not good. The parking permit fees provide the bulk of parks’ revenue, funding the upkeep and maintenance of the state’s many […]
Smartphone tech: not just for big-city parking
Announcements earlier this month from the nation’s largest city and the more modestly sized Walnut Creek, CA (population 65,211), suggest municipalities of all sizes are getting smarter about their parking meter systems. Bye-bye coins, credit card swipes, parking stickers, and paper receipts… On April 9, the City of New York announced two pilot programs, both […]
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