There is no cut and dried plan which will work to the benefit of everyone, and is acceptable in every city. Each city has its own peculiarity in design or layout of streets, alleys [...]Read More... from On This Day | Laying[...]
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On This Day | News of 1941
Fargo’s parking meters went into operation recently. Installed in the business district, the meters are expected to provide better parking conditions in the city. Charge to car owners is five cents per hour. Regulations [...]Read More... from On This Day | News[...]
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On This Day | We Need to Start Making Place
Governor Davis stated that the Community Development meeting will provide community leaders with tools and guilds so that each village or city can build a better community which will appeal to all its citizens [...]Read More... from On This Day | We[...]
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On This Day | Parking Entitlement Emerges
Since two heads are better than one, and there are plenty of heads getting together over this problem, perhaps a working solution will be found; there are at least sixty-five who hope this will [...]Read More... from On This Day | Parking[...]
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On This Day | Build Parking to Make Property Valuable
The Mayor said if those places affected would take the money saved by not being charged for the total cost of the improvement, and apply that money to building parking facilities, they would have [...]Read More... from On This Day | Build[...]
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Yes, There’s a Parallel Parking Championship in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh, parking isn’t just a skill — it’s a sport. Each year, drivers from across the city gather under a bridge in Lawrenceville for the Pittsburgh Parallel Parking Championship, a grassroots contest that turns one of driving’s most stressful maneuvers into[...]
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Denver study shows removing parking requirements results in more affordable housing being built
For decades, city codes treated parking spots as sacred — even when that meant fewer places for people to live. But Denver’s decision to drop mandatory parking requirements flips that logic on its head. Researchers say the move could boost housing construction[...]
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On This Day | Our Auto Entitlement Rising
Only the greatest selfishness could give anybody the idea that he has a right to park a car on a busy street. Some of that privilege is going to be taken away, for the [...]Read More... from On This Day | Our[...]
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‘Car Brain’ Is Making the US Unhealthy and Dangerous. EVs Won’t Fix It.
Here’s what’s actually in the water we’re all swimming in: cars. They kill over a million people annually, fuel climate change, wreck ecosystems, and make our neighborhoods worse places to live. Yet most of us barely notice. Three new books argue it’s[...]
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Fargo considers shorter on-street parking limits to improve availability
Fargo is weighing changes to downtown parking after a new survey showed certain on-street spots are in especially high demand. Consultants told city leaders that shorter time limits could free up spaces for more drivers while nudging longer-term parkers into ramps and[...]
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On This Day | Downtown Parking Draws Debate
Some of the people appearing before the council were Dr. E. C. Stone who opposed any restrictions; M. V. Horney, Melvin Fauchald and M. W. Griffiths, representing Main street merchants asking 90 minute parking [...]Read More... from On This Day | Downtown[...]
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Chicago eases parking mandates to spur affordable housing development
Chicago is taking aim at one of the quiet drivers of housing costs: parking mandates. A new policy eliminates minimum parking requirements for projects near CTA rail stations and high-volume bus routes, a move city leaders say will cut construction costs and[...]
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No zoning code? That’s a problem, one Virginia city discovered.
Charlottesville set out to tackle its housing crisis by rewriting the rules—eliminating single-family zoning and parking mandates to make room for more homes. But now, that bold step is on hold. A missed legal deadline in a resident-led lawsuit has temporarily erased[...]
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Replace a Historic Building With a Parking Lot? Not on Their Watch.
Redevelopment is never just about buildings—it’s about deciding what kind of community you want to create. In Bloomington, Illinois, the pending demolition of three historic downtown structures has sparked a citizen-driven effort to shape what comes next. Rather than settling for another[...]
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On This Day | Parking Demand Drives Adaptation
No need to hunt a parking space when you ban here. Drive your car in at our FIRST AVENUE Entrance and pull up to the Drive-in Teller's Window. [...]Read More... from On This Day | Parking Demand Drives Adaptation
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On This Day | Parking Meters Move Cars Like an Invisible Hand
Duluth has about the same problem that confronts Minot. It is a busy city and has very narrow streets and little parking space for the number of cars in the vicinity. After studying the [...]Read More... from On This Day | Parking[...]