Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Parking

Should Blind People in Berkeley Be Required to Buy Parking Spaces?

By Patrick Siegman | Jan 25, 2021 | No Comments

The City of Berkeley will be considering this question on Tuesday afternoon, when the City Council is scheduled to once again take up the topic of minimum parking regulations

Can Parking Proceeds Close Muni Budget Hole?

By Roger Rudick | Dec 2, 2020 | No Comments

Suggestions from advocates for closing a $68 million SFMTA deficit

Minimum parking requirements don’t just raise rents. They’ve also resulted in some remarkably ugly buildings. Photo by Patrick Siegman

Op-Ed: Berkeley’s Outdated Parking Laws Are a Recipe for High Rents and Homelessness

By Patrick Siegman | Dec 1, 2020 | No Comments

Berkeley's City Council to consider removing minimum parking regulations and requiring unbundling of costs for certain types of homes

A Historical Perspective on Los Angeles’ Traffic Congestion Fight

By Melanie Curry | Oct 19, 2020 | No Comments

UCLA paper describes century-long efforts to quell, redirect, and control the problems that come with congestion - and the very little success achieved

It Shouldn’t Cost 31x More to Take Transit Than to Park a Car

By Joe Cortwright | 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.

This Tech Could Stop Drivers from Double-Parking and Blocking Bike Lanes

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.

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