Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Parking

San Francisco Eliminates Parking Minimums

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 18, 2018 | No Comments

San Francisco is the latest city to eliminate minimum parking requirements — a win for pedestrians and affordable housing advocates.

Detroit Hurt By Too Much Parking

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 3, 2018 | No Comments

Just two families own a huge portion of downtown's Detroit's surprisingly profitable surface parking, a Free Press investigation finds.

The MTS Board considers a new joint development program at today's meeting. Photo courtesy CirculateSD

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San Diego Transit Board Approves New Housing Policy for its Parking Lots

By Melanie Curry | Oct 11, 2018 | No Comments

The Board will encourage its underutilized parking lots to be developed for affordable housing, accepting recommendations from a recent report by CirculateSD

Yosemite ranger ticketing scofflaw drivers in the bus-only lane. Photo by Carrie Lincourt/Streetsblog L.A.

Yosemite Enforces Its Bus-Only Lanes, But How Can the Park Better Manage Car Traffic?

By Joe Linton | Jul 17, 2018 | 39 Comments

Should Yosemite visitors expect hour+ delays? Or are there better ways to manage the park's notorious traffic congestion?

Satellite images with surface parking highlighted in Philadelphia (left) and Seattle (right), via the Research Institute for Housing America.

American Cities Are Drowning in Car Storage

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 13, 2018 | No Comments

Groundbreaking research presents credible estimates of the total parking supply in several American cities, and it's not pretty.

A still from Chris Waddling's morning commute on Paul Avenue in the Bayview, with the bike lane removed, parking restored, and a car passing within three feet. Image: Chris Waddling

Safety Features Removed to Restore Free Car Storage

By Roger Rudick | May 30, 2018 | No Comments

SFMTA and Supervisor Malia Cohen follows through on plan to remove Paul Avenue bike lane

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